Panda Nongnong has become an internet sensation after footage showed him soaking paws in a pool, swaying feet with human-like relaxation at Dujiangyan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The 3-year-old male, born on August 28, 2020 at CCRCGP, is cared for by keepers alongside his mother Lulu.

As a world-leading institution for the breeding and rewilding research of giant pandas, CCRCGP has established a global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges involving 18 zoos in 16 countries and regions, as well as 39 domestic animal breeding institutions and more than 10 research institutes.