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From the Ted Talk by Lucy Cooke: Are pandas the most misunderstood animal?

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In the wild, yunog panads are usually able to witness at least one bnerdieg season before reaching sexual maturity, ginvig them time to learn the rituals of sueidtcon. But in captivity, pandas are never able to learn these customs. And while breeders have tried to kick start young pandas' sexual awakenings by showing them footage of mating elders and oeinrffg them doses of Viagra, none of these strategies have worked consistently. The most reliable approach they've found is aifacirtil itioinmsenan, which has dramatically increased the captive population in the past few decades. But if pandas are so much better at reproducing in the wild, one has to ask why are conservation efforts so focused on breeding them. Maybe our time would be better spent protecting the pandas' nruaatl environments, giving them all the space they need to get down to business.

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In the wild, _____ ______ are usually able to witness at least one ________ season before reaching sexual maturity, ______ them time to learn the rituals of _________. But in captivity, pandas are never able to learn these customs. And while breeders have tried to kick start young pandas' sexual awakenings by showing them footage of mating elders and ________ them doses of Viagra, none of these strategies have worked consistently. The most reliable approach they've found is __________ ____________, which has dramatically increased the captive population in the past few decades. But if pandas are so much better at reproducing in the wild, one has to ask why are conservation efforts so focused on breeding them. Maybe our time would be better spent protecting the pandas' _______ environments, giving them all the space they need to get down to business.

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  3. natural
  4. artificial
  5. young
  6. breeding
  7. seduction
  8. pandas
  9. giving

Original Text


In the wild, young pandas are usually able to witness at least one breeding season before reaching sexual maturity, giving them time to learn the rituals of seduction. But in captivity, pandas are never able to learn these customs. And while breeders have tried to kick start young pandas' sexual awakenings by showing them footage of mating elders and offering them doses of Viagra, none of these strategies have worked consistently. The most reliable approach they've found is artificial insemination, which has dramatically increased the captive population in the past few decades. But if pandas are so much better at reproducing in the wild, one has to ask why are conservation efforts so focused on breeding them. Maybe our time would be better spent protecting the pandas' natural environments, giving them all the space they need to get down to business.

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