--- title: Panda Rescued From Chinese Hydroelectric Dam description: A panda had a lucky escape earlier this week after being rescued from a hydroelectric dam. canonical: https://time.com/4558806/panda-rescue-dam/ author: Suyin Haynes article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-04T17:53:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:25.053Z og:title: Watch This Panda’s Dramatic Rescue After It Fell in a Dam og:description: Lucky escape for curious animal og:url: https://time.com/4558806/panda-rescue-dam/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce424708e97ad2e5/6988ad0ce20a879c90a9316a/panda-stuck-in-dam.png?branch=production&width=562&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 562 og:image:height: 316 og:image:alt: panda-stuck-in-dam og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Panda’s Dramatic Rescue After It Fell in a Dam twitter:description: Lucky escape for curious animal twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce424708e97ad2e5/6988ad0ce20a879c90a9316a/panda-stuck-in-dam.png?branch=production&width=562&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch This Panda’s Dramatic Rescue After It Fell in a Dam > Sponsored content. 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