Visitors at Beijing Zoo's Panda Pavilion were in for a delightful surprise when Meng Da, the 10-year-old charismatic giant panda mimicked its owner to wipe face with a towel on October 1.

In a scene that melted the hearts of many, the adorable Meng Da was seen picking up a towel that was drying on a rock. But rather than ignoring it, this cheeky panda did something nobody expected. He started to wipe his face with it, just like a human would, drawing gasps and excited murmurs from the crowds.

Onlookers were left stunned as Meng Da first grabbed the towel with his mouth, then proceeded to rub it all over - from his head to his face, down to his belly.

A zoo staff member explained that with the weather getting colder, they have been using towels to dry the pandas after they play in the water, to ensure they don’t catch a cold. The towel was left out to dry by a zookeeper but Meng Da found it and mimicked the very way keepers often wipe his face.

Meng Da was born in August 2013 at the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base in Sichuan. Now over 10 years old, he's been described by the zoo's information board as a "typical sunny big boy".

The video was provided by local media with permission.

10月1日，北京动物园熊猫馆内，大熊猫“萌大”拿起岩石上晾晒的浴巾，“人模人样的”开始擦脸，引得游客惊讶围观。只见萌大走过看到晾晒的毛巾，先是用嘴叼起来，接着拿起一顿乱搓，擦头擦脸擦肚肚，还把毛巾搭在背上，妥妥地变成了一只“搓澡熊”！
对此，动物园的工作人员回应称，因为最近天气转凉，为了防止熊猫玩水后受凉，饲养员会用浴巾帮它们擦拭下身体。当天饲养员顺手把浴巾晾晒在了岩石上，没想到被调皮好动的萌大发现后，竟然开始学起饲养员日常给它擦脸的样子，变成了“搓澡熊”。
据了解，萌大于2013年8月出生于四川成都大熊猫研究基地，已经10岁多了，北京动物园的介绍牌描述萌大是“典型的阳光大男孩”。