Hollywood star feeds panda cubs on visit to Chengdu

Hollywood movie star Lee Pace was invited by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province and Conservation International to have a one-day nursing experience at the base on Tuesday.

Pace, who is known in China for his role as Thranduil in The Hobbit trilogy, said he was thoroughly impressed with the way Mei Yan, a young keeper, fed panda cubs with bottled milk.

When Mei Yan shouted "Time for milk" in Sichuan dialect, all of the panda cubs ran to her and sat on the grass quietly waiting for their turn.