In China’s Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, scientists managed to photograph a rare albino panda for the first time.
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The photograph was taken using infrared cameras.
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The panda was captured at an altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level.
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The photograph was taken back in mid-April, while the animal was walking through the forest.
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In the footage, the bear makes its way through the plants and sits right in front of the camera.
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The photographed albino panda is the only such individual known in the world to live outside a zoo enclosure.
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The albino panda fully lives up to its name: all its fur is white, and the same goes for its claws.
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There is not a single black blotch on the entire body.
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It also has red eyes.
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According to experts, this albino panda is between one and two years old, healthy, with a steady step, which is a sign that the genetic mutation may not be interfering with its life.
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The sex of the animal is unknown.
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The management of the reserve plans to install more infrared cameras on the territory.
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This will help monitor the bear's development, as well as its relationships with other giant pandas in the area.
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Most of all, scientists are interested in whether this panda will leave offspring.
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Although, if an albino panda and a regular panda have offspring, the cubs will still be black and white.
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Warning: these questons and answers are not all representative of the way questions will be asked and answered in the pilot, because some questions are compound and some answers do not include citations.

Q: In what country was a rare albino panda photographed for the first time?
A: In China

Q: In what province of China was the albino panda photographed for the first time?
A: In the Sichuan Province

Q: In what nature reserve in China was the albino panda photographed for the first time?
A: At Wolong Nature Reserve

Q: With what equipment were photographs of the albino panda taken?
A: With an infrared camera

Q: At what altitude was the albino panda captured?
A: At 2,000 meters above sea level

Q: When were the photographs of the albino panda taken?
A: In mid-April

Q: What was the albino panda doing when it was captured on camera?
A: Walking through the forestA: Making its way through plantsA: Sitting down

Q: What color is the albino panda’s fur?
A: White

Q: What color is the albino panda’s claws?
A: White

Q: What color is the albino panda’s eyes?
A: Red

Q: How old is the albino panda?
A: Between one and two years old

Q: What physical condition is the albino panda in?
A: HealthyA: With a steady step  

Q: What is the sex of the albino panda?
A: It is unknown

Q: What is the management of the reserve planning to do?
A: To install more infrared cameras on the territory

Q: Why is the management of the reserve planning to install more infrared cameras on the territory?
A: To monitor the albino panda's developmentA: To monitor the albino panda’s relationships with other giant pandas in the area

Q: What are scientists interested in most of all regarding the albino panda?
A: Whether this panda will leave offspring

Q: What color cubs will be born if an albino panda and a regular panda have offspring?
A: The cubs will be black and white