It’s been a long time now that researchers have been trying to find out about the true nature of pandas when they are out in the wild. In the new research, scientists tracked pandas’ behaviour through GPS devices.

A research by the Michigan State University has provided first in-depth look about the movement of pandas, their behaviour and how they live among the giant pandas. The researchers said they continued to track five wild pandas electronically for more than two years.

Study’s co-author Vanessa Hull and Jindong Zhang said, “Pandas are such an elusive species and it’s very hard to observe them in wild, so we haven’t had a good picture of where they are from one day to the next”.

Therefore, the study acted as a great opportunity to see what is going on in pandas’ secretive society. From 2010 to 2012, the pandas were captured and tracked as they wandered throughout the Wolong Nature Reserve in southwest China. The researchers came to know that may be pandas though look loners, but they do enjoy company of other pandas for weeks on end.

The Chinese government has banned the rare GPS tracking collars. For more than a decade, the government has banned them on the endangered species. But for a couple of years, the researchers have been allowed to track their movements allowing to know what goes on in pandas’ life.

Most of the times, pandas spent time foraging just the right type of bamboo and might seem to be the asocial variety. But that is not complete truth about them, as behind closed doors, they hang out with each other. Therefore, it can be said that pandas are not as solitary as they were believed to be.