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The Chinese are fighting an uphill battle to preserve the giant panda, arguably the world's most famous endangered species, but are getting little help from the furry animal itself.

Giant pandas show little instinctive behavior in captivity, especially sexual desire, which, Xinhua explained, is "essential for natural mating and conception."

The panda's reproductive problems extend beyond dating and mating, as clumsy mother pandas often do not know how to feed their cubs. In these cases scientists have to step in to help with artificial feeding, Xinhua said.

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