The Straits (Fuzhou) Giant Panda Research and Exchange Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Panda Center") is closing for upgrading. The reporter learned on the 14th that a new baby panda was added to the park this year, and it is also the only red panda cub in the park this year, which is currently 5 months old. From the day of birth, this "little cutie" has embarked on a counterattack journey.
A red panda at birth.
"Mom ignored me"
The little cute can be wronged
After this little guy was born on July 16 this year, his mother ignored it and became a poor "abandoned baby".
According to reports, baby pandas are usually raised by their mothers alone, but in artificial captivity environments, the abandonment rate of red pandas after giving birth is higher, and the probability of pups dying for this reason can reach up to 7%. It is particularly important to improve the survival rate of young and to establish and expand artificial populations.
Only 100 grams at birth
Stay in incubator for 3 months
It is understood that the panda center began to raise red pandas in 1994, and bred red pandas for the first time in 2000, accumulatively breeding more than 50 red pandas. In view of the phenomenon of red pandas abandoning their cubs, the center is slowly groping for the mastery of the full artificial breeding technology of red pandas. This baby red panda is the third red panda that has been successfully raised through this technology.
"In the past, there have been cases of artificially assisted child-rearing of red pandas, but there are not many cases of successful child-rearing through all-artificial child-rearing technology." Xiu Yunfang, director of the Panda Center, said that this means that the technology of the Panda Center is more mature and in a leading position across the country.
It is understood that this red panda was only 100 grams when it was born. For a long time, it needed the careful care of the breeder, and it lived in a sterile incubator with constant temperature and humidity until the beginning of October, when it was transferred to the nursery cage.
A red panda born 12 days ago.
Diet and living are more exquisite
Make a plan to practice your skills
The diet of the little one is the focus of the staff. "For the previous 4 months, two keepers had to take care of it together, taking turns waiting day and night, feeding every two hours. Only this month did the nightly feeding be canceled. Lin Lin, a breeder, told reporters that although tired, he was very happy, because the original pocket little guy has now increased his weight to 4 kilograms.
Lin Lin introduced that watching the red panda grow up day by day, the staff of the center has begun to formulate a "growth plan" to help it learn to live more independently.
"The red panda is an arboreal animal, so we have to teach it to climb trees. Red pandas love to play, and we will increase the amount of exercise for it by adding toys. Lin Lin said that the staple food of adult red pandas is bamboo leaves, but the teeth of baby pandas have not yet grown, and it is not yet able to eat bamboo leaves, but its way of eating is slowly changing, "We are slowly teaching it not to eat in a bottle, but to eat through the rice bowl." ”
It is understood that the red panda will grow to about 1 and a half years old to be considered an adult, and in this process, the staff will help the little one master more skills.
A red panda born thirty-three days ago.
Southeast Asian kids
Scramble to name it
Does the red panda have a name? The reporter learned from the interview that don't look at the birth of the red panda, the popularity is still quite strong, and there has been a group of people vying for its name.
Recently, the "Red Panda Cloud Classroom" of Southeast Asian Chinese descent co-sponsored by the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Panda Center is being held online. At the event, Chinese children from Southeast Asian countries will learn about the popular science knowledge of red pandas under the explanation of the staff of the panda center. The name of the baby red panda is also one of the activities.
At that time, children from all over the world will compete on the names they have given to the baby pandas. We will select 3 names from them, organize expert selection, and finally determine the names. Xiu Yunfang said.
The staff fed the 5-month-old panda.
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Red pandas
The red panda, belonging to the family of red pandas, is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN Red List and belongs to the national second-level protected animals in China. There is no giant panda's "black and white match", there is no black eye circles, the grown red panda, the whole body is mainly reddish brown, has a long fluffy tail, but also has climbing trees, standing upright, protective color stealth and other "must kill skills", fat and cute image is liked. (Photo courtesy of Reporter Li Jinqing/Wen Yecheng/Photo by Panda Center)