A heartwarming video released recently shows giant panda cubs playing with a small bamboo basket at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The footage was filmed at the base's Moonlight Delivery House for Giant Pandas on January 30, and shows the playfulness of the pandas as they explored the basket inside and out.

The basket has been provided to the pandas as part of a larger enrichment program aimed at fostering natural behaviors, preventing repetitive actions, and meeting the pandas' physiological and psychological needs.

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a globally recognized institution dedicated to the conservation of giant pandas, red pandas, and other endangered species native to China.

The base has become a major tourist destination, celebrated for its breeding programs, educational outreach, and efforts to protect these iconic animals.