A shocking video captured on April 29 at Dafenggang Zoo in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, has shown a giant panda being scared by a bottle of Coke that was thrown to her by a tourist.

In the footage, the 5-year-old panda named Zhensheng was seen attempting to open the bottle when the liquid suddenly spewed out, frightening the animal. She was then seen running away quickly.

Feeding pandas any kind of food or drink is strictly prohibited, and zoo officials have condemned the behaviour. A spokesperson for the zoo confirmed that the animal was unharmed and that a zookeeper quickly intervened to bring Zhensheng into the house and remove the bottle.

The incident has sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many calling for greater protection for these beloved animals. A netizen commented on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, saying, "I really hope that all panda enclosures can require identity verification when purchasing tickets, with cameras monitoring in all directions. People like this should be punished."

Zhensheng, a female panda, was born on August 3, 2017, and was brought to Dafenggang Zoo from Ya'an Bifengxia Giant Panda Sanctuary from China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas in Sichuan Province in August 2020.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

4月29日，江苏盐城大丰港动物园。有游客给大熊猫震生投喂可乐，震生咬破瓶子，被可乐喷出的气泡吓跑。30日，动物园工作人员回应称，暂不清楚可乐是游客掉下去的还是故意投喂的，按规定是不允许给大熊猫投喂任何东西的。当时饲养员已经及时把震生叫到房子里，也把可乐拿了出来。震生没有喝到可乐，目前一切安好。
据了解，大熊猫震生，2017年8月3日出生，雌性，来自中国大熊猫保护研究中心雅安碧峰峡基地，2020年8月，从四川中国大熊猫保护研究中心，前往盐城大丰港动物园。