A young panda tries to wrestle her mother in a Chinese zoo

This is the adorable moment a kung fu panda cub tries to take on her sumo wrestler mother, who playfully indulges in the play fighting with her offspring.

The video shows the young panda happily fighting her mother and while she lets her cub get away with most of her shenanigans, she does not hesitate to pin her down like a sumo wrestler and show the cheeky tot who is boss.

The images were obtained from the General Director of Moscow Zoo, Svetlana Akulova, on Sunday, 13th October, along with a statement saying: "Katyusha's kung fu versus mum's sumo [wrestling]!"

The baby panda, named Katyusha, now just over 14 months old, was playing with mum Ding Ding in their enclosure.

Katyusha, the first giant panda cub born in Russia, has become the star of new online access to the zoo' cameras.
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