China's pandas in rigorous 'sexercise' program

China's notoriously sex-shy pandas are being put through a rigorous "sexercise" program in a new effort to encourage them to mate, state media reported yesterday.

The Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Centre in the southwestern province of Sichuan is making male pandas walk on their two legs to strengthen their pelvic and hip muscles, to better prepare them for sex, the China Daily said.

The move, which is achieved by luring male pandas up with an apple, looks remarkably like a dance routine and is aimed to boost the animal's sexual stamina, the report said...

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