The time for the Giant Panda to mate begins around the age of five years. Normally, they will continue to breed up until their late teens. The female of the species only comes ready for mating once a year. After successful mating, she will give birth to a cub in a few months. The new cub will spend a few years with his mother before it moves out on his own, and this situation hinders the female's ability to produce another
cub for quite some time, this being one of the reasons why pre- venting their extinc- tion is difficult.
