Feeding time does n't get much cuter than at this panda research centre in China . These adorable pictures show the baby pandas are more than happy to lie-back and feed themselves their bottle of milk , just like human babies , at the panda sanctuary in the Sichuan Province . Like after any large meal , one looks particularly sleepy and goes in for a cuddle from a staff member , clutching on as she carries it inside . Cute : Three giant panda cubs lie back on the grass and feed themselves milk from baby bottles at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . Cuddles : A young panda clutches on to a staff member , burying its head into her shoulder , while being carried at the research centre in China . The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base – just outside the city of Chengdu – is home to 83 adults and cubs . Also known as the Chengdu Panda Base , the facility has been breeding and researching the huge black and white creatures since 1987 . All gone : This fluffy little panda cub holds onto the empty bottle after feeding itself a helping of milk at the Chengdu Panda Research Base . It was created to imitate the pandas ' natural habitat to give them the best possible environment for rearing and breeding . The not-for-profit research and breeding compound started with six giant pandas that were rescued from the wild . By 2008 , it had already had 124 panda births . Along with the giant panda , the sanctuary is a refuge to other endangered species such as the red panda , the snow leopard , and the clouded leopard among the 109 species of mammals recorded . Close : These young pandas look close enough to kiss after climbing a tree together at the breeding sanctuary . Playful : The bears show the sharp claws that helped them scale a tree on the grounds of the Chengdu Panda Research Base , China .
Panda cubs are being well looked after as they clutch on to the milk bottles . Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base home to 83 adults and cubs . The giant panda's habitat is a large area of bamboo forest in Sichuan province, China.