As we have seen, pandas normally live alone unless it is time
to mate. Butthey do have ways of communicating. They can use
their good sense of smell to detect messages from one
another. One panda will rub its backside against a tree,
leaving a sticky liquid there that another panda can
smell. By sniffing this “message,” another panda, who
comes along later on, can tell that the first panda has
been there, how long ago it was there, and whether it
was a male or a female. This behavior is called scent-marking.
Many animals use this means of communication.
Giantpandaskeepintouchthroughscent-marking all year long.
But it is most important in the mating season, when the male
and female pandas must find each other. Then pandas, who are
normally very quiet, also communicate by making a lot of noise.
To find each other, they yip, they bark, they even moo.
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