Chessington World of Adventures has released an unusual job advert to recruit pandas for the resort.

The advert, put out on social media this week, hopes to recruit people who have unique qualities such as a fondness for bamboo and who are colour-blind.

Pandas are indeed coming to Chessington, but they will be robotic and need someone to operate them.

The metal mammals have faces which can move on their own, but includes a suit which someone can get into and control the limbs.

The job description reads: " This spring we are looking for those in need of a fresh adventure, willing to take on the bear necessities of life and help us create complete pandamonium at the resort. To be part of this bamboozling opportunity, applicants must be able to sit around and act lazy for the majority of the day, have their every need pandered to, have a keen interest in wildlife and enjoy being admired for several hours a day."

A Chessington World of Adventures spokesman said: "The cryptic job opportunity is to search for people to become our Pandas…arguably the greatest job in the world.

"These people will then take part in the new Pandamonium show coming to the resort this Spring."

There are only about 150 real pandas in captivity in the world, with only four European zoos receiving the animals from China - Edinburgh, Vienna, Madrid and Berlin.

Edinburgh received two seven year old pandas in 2011.

Britain's most famous giant panda, Chi Chi, arrived at London Zoo in 1958, and as the only giant panda in the west she was the star attraction for many years. After she died in 1972 she was stuffed and displayed in the Natural History Museum.

To throw your paw into the ring to become Chessington World of Adventure's panda send a CV to adventure@chessington.co.uk or call 0207 6936999.