Mother panda takes a well earned rest from her cubs at a zoo in Japan

A MOTHER panda takes a well earned rest from her cubs at a zoo in Japan.

Giant panda Ryohama let all four paws flop down as she settled herself on a wooden panel for a moment of tranquillity.

NewsflashGiant panda Ryohama settled herself on a wooden panel for a bit of quiet from her cubs in an indoor playground[/caption]

NewsflashShe is part of the largest family of pandas in captivity, at Adventure World in Shirahama, Japan[/caption]

She is part of the largest family of pandas in Japan who live at Adventure World in Shirahama.

The exhausted parent rests her head down and closes her eyes high up away from her family in the zoo’s indoor playground.