Real pandas do handstands

A giant panda that upends itself into a handstand may be sending a message that it’s one big bamboo-thrasher and not to be messed with.

Adult pandas roam mostly by themselves, so the scents they leave behind play a major role in communication, explains Ron Swaisgood of the San Diego Zoo. He, zoo colleague Angela M. White, and Hemin Zhang of Woolong Nature Reserve in China are trying to decode those scents.