Wild panda caught stealing honey at bee farm

Pandas

CGTN

Published September 10, 2015 at 12:40 PM
Updated September 21, 2015 at 2:28 PM

A wild giant panda was found stealing honey from a local bee farm in Baoxing county of Sichuan Province on Tuesday.

Given its noble status in China, local government officials were less worried about the crime and more concerned about the panda being harmed. Specialists were soon called in to care for any possible bee stings.

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Wild panda caught stealing honey at bee farm

Local villagers said the panda appeared not to be afraid of human beings. The animal left the apiary after it dug open 10 beehives.

Wu Ping, a local government official, said such incidents are not uncommon in the area, and wild pandas will always be under the close watch of animal experts.