Real or fake panda
With Suisui's company, Nian Nian no longer resisted treatment and became much more active in eating. In just half a month, the wound that had been deteriorating gradually improved, and he was finally able to be transferred from the small treatment room to a panda villa with a garden.
The two little ones stayed together throughout the whole process.
Such intimacy actually goes against the base staff's consistent attitude of separating the giant and small pandas, but considering that these two are wild little guys, it's better to satisfy their own wishes.
"Hmm! Hmmmm!"
When it was carried to the garden while nestling in a cage, Niannian hummed in surprise, stared with its round eyes, and rubbed the red ball next to it hard to let it see the strange environment that had changed around it.
It thought that this place was full of gray and hard things!
It turns out there are so many trees and bamboos!
Look, look!
“Oh.”
Sui Sui watched it very seriously.
Of course you have to be serious!
It has been preparing for their future prison escape!
Although Nian Nian still had injuries on his body, they were now at a completely acceptable level in the wild, so Sui Sui was ready to escape from prison again.
The people escorting the two little ones naturally had no idea what was going on in their hearts. They just smiled and watched the big and small ones lovingly interacting in the cage, which made them feel soft-hearted.
After a while, the two little ones arrived at their new home in the base.
In the base, several giant pandas and red pandas are raised together. The base staff spent a lot of effort to make separate space for the two little ones.
This garden has a large tract of lush bamboo forest and fresh air, making it the perfect place for the two little ones to rest and recuperate.
Suisui and Niannian also seem to like this place.
As soon as they were put into the garden, they wandered around together, making sounds of surprise or joy from time to time, and were busy all the time.
The staff smiled with relief, then pushed the cage away.
What he didn't know was that after he left, the two little ones who were happily exploring the environment suddenly stopped, stared at his back, and whispered something.
After settling the giant and small pandas, people only need to consider their subsequent release.
The main point of contention now is that Nian Nian is too young and lacks experience in surviving in the wild. If released rashly, he may still encounter the same dangers as before, and they are not sure whether Nian Nian still has the ability to survive in the wild.
"There is an area for rewilding and reintroduction at the base, so this is not a problem."
"I've asked the nature reserve, and the area where Nian Nian was previously is still relatively safe, with no new animals occupying it."
"Well, once Nian Nian's injuries have healed, we can start testing its current abilities and plan its release."
Although some people still vaguely wanted to recruit Niannian, most people reached a consensus to release him.
In fact, Yang Wen could also understand that person's psychology.
As a rescued giant panda, Niannian Tianran has become a hot topic. In addition, his cross-species friendship with Sui Sui and their reunion after many setbacks have made both of them big stars in the animal world. During this period, countless tourists have come here just to have a chance to see them.
With such high popularity, if there is a reason to keep it, who wouldn’t be tempted?
But Yang Wen didn't expect that when these people failed to keep Nian Nian, they turned their attention to Sui Sui.
The reason is that Sui Sui has never been afraid of people, and in those rescue videos there are even shots of him briefly interacting and acting coquettishly with humans. He has lost the ability to survive in the wild and should be left behind and protected by them.
If Niannian could understand what was said, he would probably be the first one to stand up and refute it.
But before Yang Wen and his companions could organize their rebuttal, the two kids refuted it with their actions.
Niannian has been behaving strangely these past few days.
After dinner, it waved its claws at the big tree, kicked its legs at the huge rock, and rubbed the wall with a grunt. I don't know where it learned these movements from, but they quite resembled the real thing.
There was no bear teaching it, so how did it learn all these attack postures on its own?
The staff member in charge of looking after the two little puppies racked his brains but couldn't figure it out until one day when he was leaving get off work, he saw Sui Sui chatting with a giant panda in another garden at the edge of the garden.
Staff: …
Oh shit.
I woke up and saw the red panda coming to visit.
He rubbed his eyes and blinked hard to make sure he saw it correctly, then quickly took out the recorder to record the incident.
In the camera, the tiny Sui Sui showed no fear in front of the adult giant panda Yuanchuan. On the contrary, it called out to Yuanchuan a few times very naturally, shaking its head, as if asking for something.
Yuanchuan, who usually has a bad temper, is particularly gentle and tolerant towards the small animal. He nods his round head, as if listening carefully to the little guy's words.
After a brief thought, it slowly stood up, took a few steps back, assumed an attacking stance, howled a few times, and punched a few times with its paws cutting through the air.
After the show, it leaned back to the small window, raised its head towards Sui Sui, and touched Sui Sui's little head that stretched out to it through the fence. It looked very happy.
Although I don't know what these two are doing, they seem to get along well.
Staff: …
So, does the red panda Sui Sui have some kind of aura of 100% social success? Even the big devil Yuanchuan is so gentle? ?
And what is this doing!!
The staff member's worldview was severely impacted, but he still firmly recorded it all, and quietly followed Sui Sui when it returned from the edge, wanting to know what this little guy was up to.
Then he found that after dinner, Sui Sui whispered something to Niannian, and then Niannian started boxing carelessly.
That posture was somewhat similar to Yuanchuan's iconic attack move next door.
After beating the dog once, Sui Sui, who is watching on the side, will bark a few times and gesture with his paws. Niannian will listen carefully and then adjust the details and beating the dog again.
Until there are no mistakes, or Niannian is tired, Suisui will take the initiative to come forward and rub against it, indicating that it can rest.
Staff: …
Brain overload.
Wow, are these the giant and small pandas in the wild?
Wow, is this a companion animal in the wild?
Wow, is this coevolution in the wild?
Wow... wow, go report it quickly!!
The experts at the base who learned about this said: …
ah? ?
They were also confused.
After checking the surveillance footage of the past few days, they found that Sui Sui was indeed watching from the side, barking from time to time, and sometimes even using its claws to scratch Nian Nian.
Looking again, Nian Nian's clumsy attacking movements are indeed somewhat similar to those of several nearby giant pandas...
But they all thought it was the awakening of Nian Nian's genetic instincts! !
Who would believe that a red panda went to an adult giant panda to learn from him and then taught his sub-adult giant panda friend?!
This discovery shocked countless animal behavior research experts, who rushed to analyze it.
"I have only observed sub-adult males actively learning from their mother's next mate. Before the mother panda agrees to reproduce, they can get along harmoniously, so there have been such learning cases. But this time... I have never heard of it!!"
"Hiss, could it be that the red panda Sui Sui mistook me for a giant panda? So I took the initiative to ask to study?"
"No, no, you see, it learned Yuanchuan's moves but didn't think about learning it itself. Instead, it took the initiative to come back and teach it to Nian Nian, so it should know the difference between their races."
"I've never seen such cooperation before... Is it possible that our previous understanding of giant pandas was wrong? Can they cooperate so closely?"
"In fact, this is the only case of giant pandas living together in the wild. We cannot infer this based on past experience, but we cannot assume that this is common sense. We can only say that these are special cases that we know of and need to be closely observed."
After an urgent discussion, several experts decided to keep an eye on Suisui and Nian Nian day and night.
But in fact, Suisui’s idea is very simple.
Niannian was bitten by the jackal because of his lack of experience. After they met again, he cried to it many times in grievance, so Suisui wanted to find a way to help Niannian.
The contact with the neighbor was purely accidental.
Suisui's original intention was to get a feel for the terrain for the subsequent prison break, so he wandered around and accidentally wandered to the edge.
Then, it looked at Yuanchuan, who was sitting by the window with nothing to do.
Yuanchuan is also a very legendary giant panda.
It likes to escape from prison, raise birds, and gossip. It is simply the most spiritual giant panda.
Yuanchuan originally belonged to the wild, but because of his serious injuries, he lost the ability to survive in the wild, so he had to stay in the panda base to retire, and listen to the gossip brought by the birds all day to entertain himself.
On that day, when it suddenly saw the familiar red little neighbor in the mountains in its memory, it became excited and took the initiative to show its friendliness to Sui Sui. Sui Sui hesitated for a few seconds, and then bravely approached the window to communicate with it.
Then, this is what people discovered.
After sorting out the causes and consequences, the panda base posted this unexpected discovery online, adding a colorful chapter to the wonderful little story that has been serialized year after year.
Some netizens speculated that perhaps Suisui’s stories of freedom and joy in the wild were exchanged for the experience and knowledge of survival in the wild that his predecessors had gained.
Although Yuanchuan can no longer return to nature due to physical reasons, he is happy to help his young offspring and patiently teach them survival skills. Listening to the little ones' soft and detailed narration of their past in the mountains, his mood also becomes cheerful, as if after they leave, a part of himself will return to the mountains and forests he longs for day and night.
The other pandas who were willing to teach were either friendly by nature or had a similar mindset.
Netizens were shocked:
[This conjecture is too fairy-tale and too romantic... Do pandas really have such delicate emotions?]
[How come there is no one?! Year after year, the two little ones are so smart! Those who questioned it earlier should watch the video of the two little ones reuniting!]
[No wonder, when I went to the panda base recently, I felt that Yuanchuan was in a much better mood, not as irritable anymore, and his face looked kinder.]
[Ah! My daughter kept saying that she saw a little red fox, but I didn’t believe it. I guess she saw a little panda peeking out the window?]
[Ah, you reminded me! Although the authorities say that we can’t see the two little ones in the garden where they were injured last year, since Sui Sui will come to visit intermittently, can’t we go to a nearby garden to catch Sui Sui? Got it, I’ll book a ticket right away!]
So every year the nearby giant pandas began to receive more tourists from that day on.
Such scenes have also occurred during the peak tourist season, with celebrities and national treasures standing still as if mountains.
But the key point is that after seeing them, the tourists looked around attentively and couldn't stop calling the red pandas' names, as if their main purpose was actually to see the red pandas that occasionally visited.
“Is the red panda here?”
"Mom, I want to see that little panda."
"Sui Sui, Sui Sui baby~"
"Didn't the red panda come here today? Hey Yuanchuan, show some courage!"
Yuanchuan: ...
grimace in pain.
It’s so annoying, get out of here!!
"Wow!! Here it comes!"
"Sui Sui! Look at Mama here!"
"How cute, red panda."
Finally one day Sui Sui came to visit. When he leaned over to the window, he was frightened by the sudden noise from the crowd and almost ran away.
"Ouch!" Yuanchuan shouted fiercely at the crowd, then turned around and blocked the window with his huge body, whispering to comfort the frightened little panda opposite, "Uh-huh."
Witnessing all this, the narrator summed up:
"After Master Zhen became popular with his own charm, all the attention and popularity that he had lost were redoubled and focused on him, which made him feel a little overwhelmed for a while."
[Hahahaha, I am dying of laughter. This is the first time I see the situation between the big and small pandas reversed.]
[Xiao Neng deserves it! I am so happy to see that my baby has become the group's favorite. Hehe. 】
[After Sui Sui became popular, there will definitely be no more cases of misidentifying red pandas~ I feel relieved. 】
That’s not all.
Xu Yan and Ning Yue from the rescue center finished their work and went to the base to visit Sui Sui. They happened to see a lot of tourists visiting the red panda pavilion.
The panda base naturally also has a red panda pavilion.
However, due to the public's previous lack of knowledge about red pandas, there were not many people in the red panda pavilion. Most people flocked to the star giant pandas to check in and commemorate the occasion.
Now, knowing that there is a red panda like Suisui in the base, they naturally flocked to see it.
This is a good thing.
but……
Xu Yan frowned as he looked at the red panda, who was obviously not used to the large crowd and was a little frightened, and talked to Ning Yue: "Although heat is a good thing, for a timid animal like the red panda, it is best to take it step by step."
Ning Yue agreed: "Everyone only knows Sui Sui, and they may think that all red pandas are brave and friendly... But in fact, Sui Sui is a special case. Although he looks timid, his emotions are always stable and he is very strong inside."
Red pandas can be raised freely.
They do not need to be separated by fences and glass walls like giant pandas. The slow-moving red balls just shuttle between tourists' feet, lie on shelves that are within reach, and hug the keepers' thighs. They look so cute that anyone can pinch them.
But red pandas can also hurt people.
Only by keeping a proper distance and mastering the way of getting along with red pandas can both people and animals feel comfortable.
The two looked at each other and already had an idea.
Why not take advantage of the current popularity to hold a red panda science exhibition!
The third Saturday of September every year is International Red Panda Day.
The panda base is no stranger to this.
Every time at this time, they will hold a science exhibition to provide interested tourists with detailed and interesting knowledge about red pandas, including but not limited to information such as the red panda's habitat, conservation status, and research results.
Professional red panda keepers will carefully explain the origins of giant pandas and raccoons, and use this to introduce the various physiological habits and behavioral characteristics of red pandas.
There are various procedures involved. In short, they are very worried about the current situation of the red pandas being covered up.
At the suggestion of Xu Yan and Ning Yueyi, the base felt that the timing was right and moved up the timing of this year's red panda science exhibition, using precious images of the past as teaching materials, which really attracted a large number of tourists who were still interested.
"Teacher, can we go see Sui Sui Nian Nian after this?"
On the first day, the atmosphere of the exhibition was relaxed, and someone raised his hand and asked this question before the exhibition officially started.
Ning Yue: "No, Niannian is still recovering from his injuries. But there will be a lot of unreleased footage later. I've checked it for you. The two puppies in it are very cute!"
The tourists were a little disappointed, but their enthusiasm for Sui Sui still made them look forward to the next teaching video.
The first step is a simple identification. Ning Yue posted photos of the giant panda, small panda and raccoon, and helped everyone to distinguish the differences between the three one by one.
The tourists discussed quietly:
"I still prefer pandas."
"I think red pandas are cuter."
"The little raccoon looks like this... I feel a little aggrieved."
"Actually, I think they're all cute, haha. I like them all."
Ning Yue naturally wanted to focus on introducing the red panda.
Red pandas are gentle in temperament, rarely make sounds, move slowly, and are easily frightened.
Standing up is not a cute act, but a threat out of fear, trying to make oneself look stronger and scare away the enemy.
The tourists smiled:
“How can this be possible in nature?”
“So it’s a rare animal.”
"It's not scary at all when he stands up, so cute! Will Sui Sui be like this too?"
"I really want to raise a woo woo ..."
The red panda is endangered, mainly due to poaching by humans.
Before it was because of the beautiful fur, and now it’s because of the cute appearance.
A few months ago, an illegal poaching gang attempted to transport red pandas across borders for sale. Most of the rescued pandas died of shock from discomfort during transportation, leaving only a few survivors.
Tourists were outraged:
“Who is it?!”
"Although I want to keep one, how can I really keep a rare animal? Are both the buyer and seller sick?"
"It's so sad. So many cute little ones were suffocated to death."
"Luckily, I haven't encountered any poachers in my life. It would be really dangerous if I thought about it this way!"
Having absorbed a great deal of knowledge at the exhibition, the tourists were obviously much more proficient when they came to the Red Panda Pavilion again.
They knew they must not scare the red pandas, so they just quietly held up their phones to take pictures. At most, they could not hide their excitement and patted their companions when a red panda walked past their feet, leaving behind cute close-up photos.
Although I didn’t get to see Sui Sui, the other red pandas were so cute!
It's slow and soft, lying on the tree stand, panting with its tongue hanging out, and looks as cute as a puppy!
We took many photos and saw the red pandas sleeping, fighting, and the cute red pandas waving their four paws in the air when they were scared by the keepers. All the tourists were very satisfied and felt that this exhibition was worthwhile.
It’s just…it would be nice if I could meet Sui Sui.
The last introduction of the exhibition ended as scheduled. On the way back, the tourists were walking leisurely. Suddenly, they heard a noise somewhere and looked in confusion.
I saw a red panda standing in an open space not far away, looking around in confusion and panic. When it saw the approaching people, it was obviously frightened and started to run back with its tail erected.
The tourists, who had just seen many red pandas, nodded in understanding.
Oh, it’s a red panda.
...Wait, we've already left the Red Panda Pavilion, where did the red pandas come from? ?
Even they realized that something was wrong, not to mention the professional staff at the base. They acted decisively, allowed the tourists to move freely on the spot, and then rushed to catch the escaped little guy.
The tourists laughed to death:
“Hahahaha help me, we’ve failed on the first day?”
"It runs pretty fast, hahahaha, it's so cute!"
"Wait, it looks familiar to me... Sui Sui? Is it Sui Sui?"
Huh?
Sui Sui, who happened to be running near them, heard the familiar name and subconsciously turned around to look. This reaction caused a burst of commotion among the originally calm tourists.
"Fuck! Sui Sui!"
"Is this also part of your plan? Oh my god, I'm so happy!!"
"Sui Sui is so cute, mommy loves you!!"
"Baby, run! Don't let them catch you!"
Although Sui Sui didn't understand, it knew it had to run quickly.
Recently, there are more and more two-legged beasts surrounding the garden. Even when he visits, he will be met by a group of two-legged beasts holding cubes and looking at them. Suisui is increasingly feeling that he can no longer stay in this place.
It just so happened that Nian Nian had already learned everything that the nearby giant pandas could teach him, so at least he was no longer a coward when it came to surviving in the wild. Sui Sui took advantage of the fact that there were few two-legged beasts today and sneaked out to scout the area.
But how come we happened to run into a group of two-legged beasts? QAQ!
Suisui with short legs kept running with his head down, and he rubbed against many tourists' calves, causing them to exclaim in surprise.
Woo woo.
Although it was very good at escaping from the shelter, that was because there were few people there and no one had time to take care of it. But now, there were seven or eight people chasing after it.
Help!
Run, run, run! !
But after some entanglement, Suisui was finally arrested by several people.
Because she didn't prepare any anti-scratch clothing, Ning Yue could only grab the tip of the little guy's tail and carry it inside.
"Hmm~"
Sui Sui pitifully scratched the floor with its front paws and kicked its hind legs as if it was on a tricycle. The whole ball of fur was spinning in circles in the air, struggling to escape from the fateful hand of humans.
The tourists almost died of laughter when they saw this scene, and couldn't help but talk to Ning Yue who had a helpless expression:
"Teacher! How can you pull Sui Sui's tail? It will hurt!"
"It won't hurt! Red pandas have very strong tails!"
"Teacher! Please walk slower. Sui Sui can't keep up with you!"
"If it hadn't struggled, I would have caught up with it. Now it's moving around, so it must be trying to run away!"
"Teacher! Doesn't Sui Sui have any dignity? Won't it be stressed out by being caught like this?"
"I've caught him like this several times before at the shelter! He's a repeat offender! He won't respond to stress!"
"Teacher! Is this also part of your teaching? Very interesting! Please let Sui Sui escape from prison as a negative example tomorrow!"
"…This was a teaching accident!! It won't happen again next time!"
Oh!
Sui Sui was spinning in the air, scratching the floor in vain, feeling the irresistible force of his tail. Looking at the countless two-legged animals looking at him with funny and teasing eyes, the whole little panda was about to become autistic.
So many people woooo!
Bad guy! Put it down!
It can walk on its own!!
It's just a prison break!
It didn't commit any crime QAQ!
There will be a lot of people at the exhibition in the next few days, because I heard that the exhibition will randomly drop "Sui Sui Prison Break Scene" Easter eggs (bushi)
This world is about to end. I thought I could write more on J2, but it just reduced the number of chapters ()
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