Video: Watch: video of adorable giant panda playing in the snow Da Mao, a giant panda at the Toronto Zoo in Canada, was caught on camera tumbling and sliding around in the snow in his outdoor enclosure. The content panda was seen toboganning downhill on his bottom, tossing and turning, before climbing back to the top of a small hill for another run. On his next downward tumble, he was caught wrestling with a tree branch at the bottom. Chengdu, China, known as the panda capital of the world, is the obvious destination for panda lovers. It is where you will find Panda Base (panda.org.cn), an important conservation and breeding centre and a green oasis in the city, home to more than 90 of the black-and-white bears. You can see pandas there for most of the year, but visiting in late summer/early autumn (August or September) brings the bonus of newborn babies. The cubs can be seen at close quarters being bottle-fed and are comfortable with visitors. Sichuan's giant panda sanctuaries are home to more than 30 per cent of the world's population. Seven nature reserves and nine parks flank the Qionglai and Jiajin mountains. The sanctuaries are also home to red pandas, and both snow and cloud leopards