Panda pornography (or panda porn) refers generally to movies depicting mating pandas, intended to promote sexual arousal in captive giant pandas. Under zoo conditions, the animals have, in general, proven unenthusiastic about mating, placing their species in danger of extinction.[1] However, in their natural habitat in the wild, pandas are much more successful at mating, particularly as individuals are able to select for behavioural compatibility, as opposed to researchers choosing couples for genetic diversity purposes and trying to predict the narrow window when the females are in the mood.[2]
- ^ Gray, Denis (November 23, 2006). "Pandas Getting New View of Mating Ritual". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Gross, Rachel E. (February 14, 2017). "Why Panda Sex Isn't Black and White". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-02.