Shocking moment PANDAS attack zookeeper in front of screaming onlookers at Chinese zoo: Victim is knocked to the ground and gnawed on until colleague races in to rescue her

This is the shocking moment pandas attack a zookeeper in front of screaming onlookers at a Chinese zoo.

Footage shows the pandas running the zookeeper as she appears with snacks, with one of them nibbling her ankles before another knocks her to the ground. 

Both animals climb over the terrified zookeeper and quickly bury her underneath them as they paw at her head and appear to nibble at her neck, arms and legs. 

The helpless worker rolls from side to side, hoping to get the massive pandas off, but only one of them runs away, while the other holds onto her and gnaws at her midriff in front of hundreds screaming visitors.

When she finally manages to get up, the zookeeper has a rip in her shirt as well as scratch marks on her shoulder.

A colleague ran out to help the stricken woman, but he was quickly chased by the animal himself.

The clip ends with both workers scrambling to safety in the enclosure as the panda, apparently a juvenile, gives chase.

According to reports, the zookeeper only sustained minor injuries in the attack.

The bizarre scenes were filmed at Chongqing Zoo in the sprawling Chinese megacity of the same name, on Tuesday.

One local said: 'That happened because the zookeeper looks inexperienced. She should have run away, but instead she tried to stop them.'

Another wrote: 'They don't care for her because she doesn't love them, she's just doing her job, they don't tolerate falseness.'

'Their strength is amazing, fortunately the zookeeper is fine.'