Giant Panda breeders' daily agendas

A giant panda cub drinks a bottle of milk at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province. A qualified panda breeder's responsibilities entail more than just feeding and playing with the animals. They also have to clean the playground and shacks where the giant pandas are housed. "The mother panda shacks are dirtier than their babies' and need much cleaning every day," said Duan Dongqiong, a breeder at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. [Photo: scol.com.cn]