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Photographer captures stunning images of pandas that were born in captivity as they're released into the wild

Friday, July 22, 2016
Blind, nearly hairless, squeaky, and 1/900 the size of its mother, a newborn panda is as needy as it gets.
Caretaker Li Feng cradles her precious charge by the window of Bifengxia's panda nursery, the most popular stop for visitors touring the facilities.
Three-month-old cubs nap in the panda nursery at Bifengxia. A panda mother that bears twins usually fails to give them equal attention.
Zhang Hemin-"Papa Panda" to his staff-poses with cubs born in 2015 at Bifengxia Panda Base.
Wolong Reserve keepers transport Hua Jiao (Delicate Beauty) for a health check before she finishes "wild training."
In a large forested enclosure of the Wolong Reserve, panda keepers Ma Li and Liu Xiaoqiang listen for radio signals from a collared panda training to be released to the wild.
Ye Ye, a 16-year-old giant panda, lounges in a wild enclosure at a conservation center in Wolong Nature Reserve.
Caretakers for the pandas have to wear costumes scented with panda urine so the animals won't get used to humans.
Triple the cuteness-and the work. One mom cares for all these cubs, only one of which she bore.
Photographer Ami Vitale captured stunning images of pandas being released back into the wild for a National Geographic magazine story.
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Blind, nearly hairless, squeaky, and 1/900 the size of its mother, a newborn panda is as needy as it gets.
© Ami Vitale / National Geographic
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