Photos: Giant Panda People — Scientists Don Costumes For Good Cause

Weird Science: Giant Panda Conservation <br />Researchers dress in panda costumes at China's Wolong National Nature Reserve to help re-introduce the pandas to the wild and eliminate human influence from their environment
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The reserve contains large captive enclosures and a large wild area protected by border fences. Pandas to be re-introduced into the wild are first placed in these semi-natural environments. In this image, a feeder weighs the cub during a physical examination.

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