The Smithsonian National Zoo gave animal lovers a behind-the-scenes look into its Giant Panda Habitat this morning where a nearly one-year-old Bei Bei performed tricks for treats.

During a live stream Facebook video, the 64 pound panda went through a series of daily training activities, guided by Laurie Thompson, an assistant curator at the zoo. “We start with a little target training,” Thompson said, as she placed a ball against the gate that separated her from baby Bei Bei. Each time he touched the ball, she gave him apple slices.

Bei Bei then moved on to “other simple behaviors” like standing and putting out his paw upon command. While he’s performing these tasks, Thompson is able to check out his nails, get a close look at his face and eyes, measure his weight, and look for injuries on his body.

“For the keepers, it’s also a relationship building exercise, and it gets us to form a bond with him and make him a little more responsive to us when we ask him to do things like come inside from the yard,” Thompson says.

Bei Bei is just beginning his training sessions. His newest trick is to lie down, Thompson says, as she models how to lay on the floor for him.

At the end of the training, which usually lasts about ten minutes based on his attention span, Bei Bei gets “his favorite thing in the whole world,” sweet potatoes.

Overall, Thompson says, “he’s very into the training, he’s got a great personality, and he’s easy-going like his father.” And most of all, he loves his food. “He’s bigger than both of his siblings at this age—we don’t have any worries about him,” Thompson says.

As Bei Bei’s mom walks over, wondering why she isn’t getting treats, Thompson wishes the 18-year-old Mei Xiang a happy birthday. She’ll get birthday treats later today. Meanwhile, Bei Bei is turning one and a couple other pandas have birthdays next month, and their celebration is scheduled for August 20.