After 20 years of being a veterinarian in the United Kingdom and traveling extensively to film documentaries, Stephen Leonard had never seen a giant panda. However, when he was given the opportunity to go to China to explore the panda reserves that are keeping this endangered species alive, he jumped at the opportunity. Leonard's documentary will air on the U.K. channel ITV New Year's Eve.
The documentary, "Panda Babies," will let viewers follow the pregnancy of 7-year-old Min Min, who gives birth to her first cub. It will also show us what it takes to raise a baby giant panda from birth to toddler, an amazing process much more complicated than one would expect, noted the Sun. They are fed eight times daily, sometimes by their mothers and sometimes by veterinary teams.
