在4月2日至4月4日期间，中国网络电视台iPanda熊猫频道在春天这个特别的“造熊季”，播出了四川雅安碧峰峡大熊猫保护基地的一对熊猫罕见的交配画面。
Between April 2 and 4, China Network Television (CNTV)'s iPanda Channel broadcast the pair's rare procreation attempts at the Bifengxia Panda Reserve, Sichuan Province during their spring special, "Season of Making Bears."
这一梦寐以求的时刻在4月3日来到了，有上千名观众目睹了熊猫翠翠和武冈长达4分33秒的交配过程。这个视频马上在社交媒体疯传。
The coveted moment came on the morning of April 3, when thousands of enthusiastic voyeurs witnessed Cuicui and Wugang mate for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. The video soon went viral on social media.
新浪微博话题“网播熊猫交配”获得了340万的点击量，这对熊猫的耐力获得了众人赞扬。
The hashtag "webcasting pandas mating" garnered 3.4 million clicks on Sina Weibo, with many applauding the couple's stamina.
一位名叫老鸦I的网友写道：“当它们做完之后，所有人都为之庆祝；我们两只腿的动物真的关心这些熊猫呀，”
"When they finally did it, everyone celebrated; we two-legged animals really care a lot about these pandas, posted "LaoyaoI."
其他人则不能自已地爆出一些笑话。
Others couldn't resist to crack a few jokes.
名为“武警自安乐”的网友说道：“这肯定是中国大陆唯一一个合法毛片吧，”
"This must be the only legal porn in the Chinese mainland," wrote "wujing zianle."
新浪微博用户“黑豆腐不是白豆腐000”说道：“播放熊猫私生活真的好吗？政府应该做点儿什么吧，”
"Is it really proper to broadcast this private thing between pandas? The authorities should do something," Sina Weibo user "black tofu is not white tofu 000."
圈养大熊猫繁殖是极其困难的。据iPanda熊猫频道报道，交配季节通常是在每年的三月到五月，这段时间母熊猫有每月三天的繁殖窗口期。
Breeding pandas in captivity continues to prove extremely difficult. According to the iPanda Channel, mating season occurs from March to May, when females have a fertile window of three days a month.