Before concluding, I have to tell you that this study used multiple infrared camera and the objective was obviously to study marking scent #behaviors of giant 🐼.
So, we can keep in mind that they are :
- Solitary
- Lazy
And... That's pretty all.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate!
See ya 😁

Let's go back to chemicals for a bit. As I said, there's two of them. This study reported that during spring, the "sexual" ones are more frequently used (hint : #mating season). So, logically, urine is used principally during winter. I can't see why 🤔 Do you? (I gave a hint pls use it)

Pandas are known to be #lazy and this study shows it really well. For energy economy, they choose to #mark core ranges with abundant resources.
Plus, they're choosing the center of territories because there's high frequency traffic. Lazy but smart 🐼
"I'm not lazy, I'm on enery saving mode" #pandas

So, which chemicals are most used during mating season... 🥁 You got it, the "sexual" ones (AGS aka gland), good job, that was hard. Sorry pandas but let's talk about your posture. The two most used are leg cock (for urinating) and quadrupedal (rubbing genitals against trees 🥲). At least it's clear!

I have to emphasize that they only use chemical signals giving info on age/sex/reproductive statuts. How? By marking trees selected for their abundance in their environment (+ close range, because #laziness 🎶). They urinate and use "sex chemicals". Which one is mostly used during mating season? 🤔 ⬆️

This study actually shows how important scent communication is, especially when individuals rarely meet directly. It's called indirect signaling, in most ways they use marking.
So, unfortunately for their privacy, researchers had to collect data (photos and videos) of them over a 1 year period. 🥲

I thought pandas were a sociable species. News flash : They're actually solitary af! They only met a few days during mating season lol
So, how do they communicate? (foreshadowing: scent, yes like pee)
Keep reading so you can learn more about these lazy guys 😉
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