| I moved again to the far side of the enclosure to take this shot - and to get away from a child who kept squealing in delight. The Chinese zoo visitor is much more polite than the usual zoo visitor. They are very happy when an animal is moving around, but when an animal is sleeping or has their back turned they don't hoot, cry out, or knock on the glass. When an animal is active, they show their delight but still don't yell at the animal.
There are exceptions. One man who was inebriated jumped into a panda enclosure to try to hug the panda. When the panda bit him, he bit him back. A more recent intrusion was by a man trying to retrieve a toy dropped by his son into an enclosure. He found out that pandas are very possessive of their territory and can move very fast. These encounters were well covered by the media and should put an end to idiotic human behavior.
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