Researchers dressed in panda costumes check the body temperature of a cub at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Centre for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan province, China.Photograph: ReutersThe four-month-old cub is the first in the centre to be trained for reintroduction into the wild. Photograph: ReutersThe researchers wear panda costumes to ensure that the cub's environment is devoid of human influence.Photograph: Reuters
The centre monitors the pandas with hidden cameras.Photograph: Reuters
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