Chapter 136 Qinling Giant Panda (Twenty-two)
Yu Yijun noticed Yao Yao's resistance and hesitated for several seconds.
If she were to stand on the side of an animal protection organization, Yu Yiyun would definitely support taking Yaoyao back to the rescue center so that he could enjoy his old age with good food and drink.
Now, he is more willing to respect the wishes of the bear in question.
Zhima Tangyuan returned to the cave, approached the old bear, and carefully observed the wound on his hind leg.
Bears have short, thick limbs and thick fur, and they gain weight before winter arrives.
Yaoyao climbed mountains and crossed ridges all year round, so his limbs were extremely strong. Even though he was bitten several times by jackals during the battle, fortunately, his bones were not broken.
In winter, the temperature outdoors is low and wounds are less likely to become inflamed.
As long as you stop the bleeding in time and prevent frostbite, and supplement enough nutrition, you will definitely be able to heal your leg injury.
Zhima Tangyuan came to the conclusion, broke off the bamboo outside the cave, and dragged it to Yaoyao with a grunt.
He even considerately caught a rabbit to give the injured old bear a change of taste.
"Eeyee."
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At first, Yaoyao's bear face was obviously a little confused, and he couldn't understand Sesame Dumpling's confusing behavior.
In his common sense, pandas like to be alone and will not take care of injured or old companions.
The behavior of Sesame Tangyuan clearly subverts the 70-year-old bear's perception of the entire race.
"Eeyore." Eat quickly.
"Eehee?" Bamboo doesn't suit your taste? I have something good!
Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls babbled a lot, turned around and climbed out of the cave, picked up the red berries that were scattered all over the mountain, grabbed two of them, and forced them into Yaoyao's mouth.
"Woof!"
Yaoyao was so miserable that his face wrinkled like a Shar-Pei dog. He felt that thing was more miserable than his own life.
"Yiyi~" Let's try chewing bamboo now~
Yu Yiyun enthusiastically recommended her own way of eating. She grabbed a bamboo and stuffed it into Yaoyao's mouth, her eyes twinkling, looking forward to his reaction.
Yao Yao opened his mouth in bitterness and spat out "Pah, pah, pah".
Before he could spit out all the red berries, his mouth was filled with bamboo, which almost pierced his upper palate.
The 70-year-old bear crunched some bamboo and quickly came to the conclusion that the sesame dumplings were no different from the people at the rescue station.
If I didn't eat obediently, he would force food into my mouth.
Poor Yaoyao, he is old and his body can’t stand the hard work.
Faced with the strong and fast-running evil little bear, Yaoyao had no choice but to swallow his anger and pick up the bamboo to be fed.
"Eeyee."
Yu Yijun made a lovely voice and asked him if the bamboo had become sweet.
When it reached Yaoyao's ears, it seemed to say, "You'd better be sensible and stop being shameless."
Yaoyao: The bad bears in Qinling Mountains bully me because I am old and powerless! Is there anyone who can speak up for me?
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The conservation team, which closely monitored the giant panda's movements, soon discovered that Yaoyao's location had disappeared.
According to experience, there are many reasons for the loss of positioning: the positioning chip is damaged, the signal reception in the area is poor, the giant panda hides too deep and the signal cannot be detected, etc.
It is winter, and although giant pandas do not need to hibernate like brown bears, they also have bear characteristics and like to stay in caves to avoid frost and snow.
Experienced employees know that it is normal for the signal to disappear periodically.
But giant pandas mainly eat bamboo, which is low in calories, and the nutrients they take in cannot support them hiding in caves and sleeping all winter.
So every few days, pandas have to leave their hiding places and go out to look for food.
At first, the protection team guessed that Yaoyao was old and slow in movement, so he was too lazy to come out of the cave.
After observing patiently for four days, I still couldn't catch any trace of Yaoyao.
By noon on the fifth day, the upright deer could no longer sit still and rushed up the mountain to show their presence.
They carefully reviewed Yaoyao's activity trajectory before he disappeared and successfully found Yaoyao's territory. They planned to conduct a comprehensive investigation to confirm whether Yaoyao was injured.
Strangely, the experienced conservation team failed in all four searches.
The first time, the defenseless upright deer approached Yaoyao's territory and was chased all over the mountain by 250 who fell from the sky.
Deer erectus have been dealing with wild giant pandas for many years, so they would definitely not be so scared when they meet other pandas.
Unfortunately, classmate 250 has a bad record. Not only does he have a history of attacking staff members, but he also particularly likes to eat meat.
Last year, game was scarce in the mountains and forests.
250 In order to eat meat, he even dared to compete with the legendary tiger king for food!
"Eeyee!"
I am super fierce!
A few standing deer were afraid of delivering food to 250, so they rolled down the mountain in shame.
The second time, the upright deer was fully armed...mainly carrying two boxes of firecrackers...and climbed up the mountain with full confidence.
As we all know, giant pandas are timid and afraid of fire and loud noises.
Coincidentally, the Nian monster was also afraid of these two things. So during the Chinese New Year, people would set off firecrackers to drive the monster away.
Using the same method, you can definitely drive away giant pandas!
They have two full boxes of firecrackers, so the sesame dumplings definitely wouldn’t dare get close to them!
The upright deer imagined things simply and optimistically, and climbed up the mountain happily.
As a result, before we climbed to the middle of the mountain, we met Sesame Tangyuan who was fooling around.
"Yiyi." Hello, deer.
When the upright deer saw him approaching, it immediately showed its top-secret weapon.
As soon as I took out the firecrackers, a furry black paw reached out and naturally snatched away the two boxes of firecrackers.
“…”
Your highway robbery moves seem too natural.
“250!”
“You can’t eat that!”
The upright deer reacted and made a shrill sound, trying to teach 250 to recognize the Chinese characters on the firecracker box:
Prevent children from accidentally ingesting it.
The child didn't eat it by mistake, but the little bear might have.
"Eeyee~"
Yu Yiyun was so happy when she got the firecrackers that she spun around in circles.
To avoid causing forest fires, the firecrackers brought by the staff are the same colorful paper-wrapped firecrackers used to coax children, which make a slight explosion sound when hit on the ground.
He shook out a sesame dumpling and looked at it carefully with misty eyes.
"No!"
"Don't eat it!"
The little man made a sharp explosion, which sounded much louder than firecrackers.
The sesame rice balls, which are afraid of "stuffing everything into their mouths", really regard firecrackers as food.
The staff decided to give it a try and teach him the correct way to play with firecrackers.
"Baby, pick up the small paper bag and throw it on the ground like I did."
"Yes, yes, yes. It will make a noise when it falls to the ground. Just listen for fun."
"We 250 are really smart~"
By the end of the teaching, seeing 250 playing the firecracker game very well, Upright Deer had forgotten his original intention.
It was not until they returned to the foot of the mountain that they realized something was wrong.
"Wait, we brought the firecrackers up the mountain to drive 250 away, not to give him toys!"
"…What are you trying to drive away? Didn't you realize that he's not afraid at all?"
"I told you that throwing firecrackers is useless, right? Try bringing a remote-controlled car that can alarm next time."
"There are so many cliffs on the mountain. The remote-controlled car broke in two days. I think my baby prefers playing with remote-controlled airplanes..."
"Wait, is this the time to discuss what he likes to play?"
After going around in circles, the staff finally realized that the top priority at the moment was to find Yaoyao.
In the third search operation, they first confirmed 250's activity track and chose the route farthest from him to climb the mountain.
Several upright deer successfully climbed to the middle of the mountain. They did not encounter any 250, but were "robbed" by a group of monkeys.
The way golden snub-nosed monkeys rob humans is very different from that of their distant relatives in Mount Emei.
The young and cute monkey king smelled the food, took the youngest baby monkeys in the family, and squatted in front of them with his tail curled up.
I think it was the same scene when Patriarch Bodhi first met Sun Wukong.
"geigeigei."
Man, are you willing to share your food with the little monkey?
The furry little monkeys, who have not yet been weaned, huddled together pitifully, blinking their watery eyes and looking at the little human with expectation.
This year, the snow fell early on the northern slope of the Qinling Mountains, and the golden snub-nosed monkeys lost their food source early.
The big monkeys have rich survival experience and can survive the cold winter by chewing tree bark and eating grass roots.
Newborn monkeys are not cold-resistant and need to get enough high-nutrition food to maintain body heat.
“Squeak.”
I’m hungry. I want to eat.
The conservation team was mainly responsible for the giant pandas, but they could not bear to see the golden monkey cubs next door starving, so they handed over all their dry food and even offered a half-eaten boiled egg.
Since the food was looted by the monkeys, the rescue team could not survive, so they had to give up the search and return to the foot of the mountain to look for Yaoyao for the fourth time.
At this moment, half a month has passed since Yaoyao disappeared.
Based on their experience, they judged that Yaoyao was in great danger, and with heavy hearts they all prepared to patrol the mountain in the snow for the fourth time.
Not long after they set off, the instrument responsible for detecting Yaoyao's whereabouts issued a warning sound.
Everyone gathered around and clearly saw Yaoyao's location reappear and move normally.
"Thank God, Yaoyao is still alive!"
“That’s great!”
"It's too early to be happy. What if..."
He didn't finish his words, but the atmosphere became heavy again.
The same situation has occurred before.
The conservation team was ecstatic when they discovered that the panda’s location had disappeared out of thin air and then reappeared.
When they chased after it, they found that it was a scavenger that took away the remains with the positioning chip.
"Don't be too pessimistic. A drone should be able to capture that location. Let's ask headquarters to confirm it."
In the depths of winter, when all the broad-leaved trees have withered, drones have a wider field of view and can quickly capture images near their location.
The video was transmitted back, and everyone could clearly see that Yaoyao and 250 were eating bamboo together.
Judging from its round body shape, the old bear is not in danger of life for the time being.
The staff breathed a sigh of relief.
Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls almost couldn't breathe.
"Yiyi." I'm so tired.
After disrupting the search operations three times in a row, Yu Yiyun knew that if Yaoyao didn't come out, the search operations would become more frequent.
After half a month of rest, Yaoyao's wounds had scabbed over, but he still couldn't touch the ground.
If you use the injured leg too early, you may end up with lameness.
Yaoyao was old, so he was easily targeted by wild animals in the mountains. If his legs were lame, it would be even more difficult for him to escape from danger.
Zhima Tangyuan gritted his teeth and tried his best to drag Yaoyao out of the cave so that the little man could confirm that his vital signs were normal.
In the past few days, Yaoyao was controlled by Zhima Tangyuan. If he moved his injured leg even a little, he would be forcibly stopped and bitter berries would be stuffed into his mouth.
Compared to being injured, eating berries was more unbearable for Yaoyao, so he was forced to submit.
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After finally breathing in the outside air, Yaoyao had just chewed a few bamboos and hadn't exercised his body yet. He was rolled into a ball in the snow by the sesame dumplings and pushed into the cave with a grunt.
Yaoyao held his paws in his pockets with a numb look on his face. He was already a useless bear without any dreams.
With the careful care that Zhima Tangyuan gave to his pigs, Yaoyao is recovering well.
After only about a month, his activities were no longer affected and he was able to find food and patrol his territory on his own.
The burden on Yu Yiyun's shoulders was suddenly lightened. Every day, apart from rubbing Little Bear and playing with Pear Monkey, she lived a carefree life.
Happy times are always fleeting.
One day, Zhima Tangyuan was bored and went to the foot of the mountain to rob the little people. He accidentally heard them talking about "the holiday is coming soon, I will stay to work overtime on New Year's Eve".
Sesame glutinous rice balls, who love festivals very much, shook their ears, confirmed the exact date of New Year's Eve, and started to prepare for the fun.
In the next few days, Yu Yiyun took out several honeys and forced the bees to share their winter reserve food with him.
He even shamelessly comforted me by saying, "Spring is coming soon, you can collect honey again."
Little Bee: ...Is that bullshit you're saying? !
The New Year's candies are ready, and of course meat and fruit are indispensable.
Sesame Tangyuan did all kinds of bad things. When he was evil, he didn't distinguish between friend and foe. He rushed to the pear monkey's territory and stole some winter dates.
Then he turned on the search mode and successfully locked onto a lamb sleeping in a nest, and sincerely invited it to go home with him to celebrate the New Year.
After several days of busy work, the sesame dumplings made up a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner and we welcomed the New Year’s Eve beautifully.
On New Year's Eve, the forest was exceptionally quiet.
A certain glutinous rice ball attached great importance to the sense of ritual. He took out firecrackers "picked up in the mountains" and smashed them on the ground with crackling sounds.
It was the first time for Ziwei and Little Bear to see firecrackers. They were a little scared at first and hid in a tree hole, not daring to show their heads.
Seeing the sesame dumplings making loud noises again and again, the little bear, who had inherited his mother's personality completely through acquired learning, came out curiously, imitated him, and smashed the firecrackers on the ground.
"Pah—"
When the firecracker exploded, a tiny amount of gunpowder splashed out a little bit of light.
The little bear instantly got the fun and jumped for joy.
"Yeeee~" I said it was fun!
"Na na!" Fun~!
They were having a lot of fun playing it, and finally Xiong Ziwei couldn't resist the temptation and mustered up the courage to give it a try.
When the firecrackers exploded, Ziwei was so scared that she shivered and hid behind a tree, trembling.
Finding nothing wrong, she tried a second time.
As the fear in her heart had not yet disappeared, Ziwei picked up the firecracker with such force that it exploded directly in her claws.
“Woo woo!”
Ziwei screamed in fear, lowered her head to lick her paws, and suddenly found out——
Oh, nothing.
For safety reasons, the explosion power of firecrackers thrown by children is very small.
Ziwei is timid. After all, she is a bear with thick pads and fur. Such little damage is not enough to penetrate her armor.
"call?"
Ziwei tilted her head.
After meeting Sesame Rice Balls, Ziwei gradually realized that many of the things she encountered were not as scary as they seemed.
Although she is still very timid, she has been able to muster up the courage to face various challenges in nature and become a strong and brave bear.
"Hey~" Sister, let's play together!
The little bear approached Ziwei and happily hugged her and rolled around.
Seeing how close they were, Yu Yijun smiled with relief.
After knowing each other for such a long time, Ziwei has become a two-year-old big sister and is capable enough to stand on her own.
Little Bear is still young and not yet independent, but with his ability to survive and Ziwei taking care of him, he will surely be able to survive in the mountains smoothly.
The friends I brought here are all so hardworking. After the winter, Yu Yiyun can set off with peace of mind.
"Yiyi!" Let's have the New Year's Eve dinner.
Zhima Tangyuan took out the delicious food that he had prepared with great effort and treated the two little friends, then performed the finale for them while shaking his head.
"Eeyee ...
The two little bears didn't understand this popular melody, but the little bear was used to imitating his mother's behavior and hummed along.
"Na na na ~" Unforgettable tonight ~
Yu Yiyun was touched by the little bear again. She hugged the cub and rubbed him hard, telling him to take good care of himself.
"Yeah." I still have things I need to do.
"Yiyi." I'll come back to see you when you become a powerful little bear~
The little bear seemed to understand, but also seemed confused.
A few days later, the sesame dumplings left with the first breeze of spring.
The little bear who always likes to stick to his mother didn't follow her. Instead, he climbed up the tree and watched the figure of Sesame Rice Balls going away...
He didn't know where Mommy was going.
But he knew that his mother had not abandoned him and would definitely come back.
“Hoo-hoo.”
Ziwei came under the tree and called out, inviting the little bear to eat bamboo together.
"Hey!" Here it comes!
At the beginning of spring, the giant panda protection team resumed work after the New Year and was faced with a lot of work.
For some reason, the 250 that had already set up camp in the North Slope Conservation Area ran away again.
According to the images sent back by the infrared camera, 250 was a bear running away, without its two companions.
The staff were puzzled and could only suppress their doubts and contact other protected areas to ask for more attention.
When the news reached the original reserve, the staff members who watched the 250-year-old animal grow up in person felt inexplicably excited.
Although there was no evidence, they had a feeling that the little bear was coming back.
Return to the valley where he was born and raised.
In the age of big information, various departments along the Qinling Mountains received the news at the same time.
Due to limited time and information, the planned 'Panda Road' has not yet been implemented.
People were worried that 250 would drill into the tunnel again, so they set up a cordon overnight to prevent passing vehicles from scaring the pandas.
Little did they know that the cordon would backfire.
It is the Spring Festival period, and some people's vacation has not yet ended. They drive around to Qinling Mountains on purpose, hoping to encounter giant pandas at the beginning of spring.
In just a few days, traffic volume on the highways along the Qinling Mountains surged.
If Ziwei and Little Bear saw this, they would definitely exclaim, "The Iron Wheel Beasts reproduce so quickly."
Even though they walked from white to black and then from black to white, the sesame dumplings never showed up.
People are not only wondering, but also wondering if the information from the nature reserve is wrong and the little bear has no intention of returning home?
At the beginning of spring, the snow in the mountains has not melted yet, making climbing extremely difficult.
It is simply impossible for humans to keep up with pandas with their own strength.
Fortunately, Zhima Tangyuan brought a positioning chip with him during his stay in the Beipo Nature Reserve.
The reserve is worried that people's love for pandas may be too fanatical and they may do irrational things, so it does not release the real-time location of the pandas.
It was not until ten days later that he released his latest Weibo post, with a photo of sesame dumplings appearing in the Nanpo Nature Reserve.
The people who were still wandering around on the highway were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.
[How did 250 get back? During this period, all tunnels had cars passing through 24 hours a day, and there was no report of his sighting! ]
[In other words, it took him one or two months to come here, but only ten days to go back? ]
[Look carefully at the photos released by the nature reserve. There is a time stamp, three days ago. In other words, it took only seven days for 250 to climb hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads.]
[Who told me that pandas are slow? I believed your ghost]
[Pandas move slowly, mainly compared to other beasts. They crawl at a speed of 5-10 kilometers per hour, while the average walking speed of humans is only 5 kilometers per hour. Pandas can run at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, which is a speed that would definitely win them a gold medal in the Olympics.]
[I understand. He can definitely climb hundreds of miles of mountain roads faster than I can.]
[So, how did he get back? The reserve said before that some resorts and villas were built between some hills, and the pandas couldn't find food. What did he eat on the way?]
[Chang Geng went over the top of the mountain without any help from the conservation team. The bears have great endurance and can survive for several days without food. His actions tell us that as long as humans do not interfere, pandas can use their own footsteps to connect the entire species.]
[Using my own footsteps to connect the entire race, I was touched...]
At first, the protection team really didn’t understand:
Sesame Tangyuan has adapted to the environment of the north slope, has delicious food, and has met new friends. Why should he set out again?
Typically, animal migration occurs when habitat is destroyed or food is scarce.
The conservation team works hard to protect the panda habitat, provide them with sufficient food, and ensure that every bear's life is not threatened.
Even though the living conditions were suitable, Sesame Rice Balls still set out against its instinct.
People originally thought that he was wandering around like last time, waiting for bamboo to fall from the sky when he was hungry.
I never expected that this trip would be very different from the last one.
The staff placed bamboo and steamed bread on the path he had to pass, but the little bear did not stop at all. He took firm steps and continued to conquer the next mountain.
They only stop to replenish their food when they come across wild bamboo forests or fruit.
The protection team opened the map and closely tracked the star mark named "Chang Geng", watching him climb over one mountain after another.
The jumping mark on the map is like a real morning star, pointing the direction of dawn.
In just seven days, Chang Geng walked hundreds of miles of mountain roads back to Beipo entirely by his own ability.
He traveled day and night in a hurry, leaving no trace in human society, but he caused waves in the hearts of countless people.
It was not until Chang Gung climbed over the last mountain that people seemed to see the true appearance of the giant panda.
Giant pandas are not weaklings that cannot survive in the nature and can only rely on humans for feeding due to their cute appearance and pass on their bloodline through countless electric shocks.
The giant panda can overcome the cold, conquer the mountains, and survive tenaciously through eight million years of evolution. It is a wild beast.
The real way to protect giant pandas is not to keep them in cages and praise them for being so cute, but to...
That night, all official panda-related organizations in the country released a poster at the same time.
In the poster, Chang Geng stands on the bare and desolate mountain top, turning his head and staring at everyone through the camera.
There are seven characters printed on the bottom:
Give us back our forests
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