You will be based predominantly in Ya’an China, working closely with the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) to research factors effecting mate preference in captive giant pandas.  The interns primary job will be daily tracking of panda locations to track familiarity, collecting fecal samples, and scoring personality, maternal, and stereotypic observations.  Other duties will include, cataloging fecal samples, downloading videos weekly, and collecting data on feeding behaviors. One intern will travel to Dujiangyan for approximately 1 month to analyze feces for cortisol and testosterone at the endocrinology lab.