Porn to help panda get jiggy

Updated 12.08 Tue Mar 27 2007
Keywords: Chiang Mai Zoo, Chuang Chuang, Panda, Thailand

A reluctant panda is being shown pornography in the hope it will get him in the mood to mate.

Chuang Chuang, aged six, who resides at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand, has been shown smutty footage in the hope he'll finally consummate his two-year-old "marriage" Lin Hui, aged five.

Chuang Chuang is being shown the video in the evening after the zoo closes to spare any tourists' blushes

Sophon Dumnui from the zoo said: "We trained him to see footage and to listen to the sound for 15 minutes a day, and we've shown him the footage for a week now.

"He's learned a little bit but hasn't yet fully understood. When he heard the sound he showed some interest. We will train him for one more week."

Chuang Chuang is being shown the video in the evening after the zoo closes to spare any tourists' blushes.

Experts hope the noises in it will encourage him to get jiggy with Lin Hui when they are reunited in December. Zookeepers separated them in the hope of eventually sparking some interest.

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