Collecting the sperm

Veterinarian Ye Zhiyong (Top) at the Chengdu panda breeding center collects the sperm of panda Kebi, while his colleague holds an electrode inside the 100kg animal's rectum. The electrode emits about eight volts of pulses over 30 minutes, resulting in the 5-1/2 year-old animal ejaculating for artificial insemination. ..Copyright Justin Jin

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Veterinarian Ye Zhiyong (Top) at the Chengdu panda breeding center collects the sperm of panda Kebi, while his colleague holds an electrode inside the 100kg animal's rectum. The electrode emits about eight volts of pulses over 30 minutes, resulting in the 5-1/2 year-old animal ejaculating for artificial insemination. ..Copyright Justin Jin