How much does it cost to rent a giant panda in China?
In 1996, the San Diego Zoo in the United States rented pandas from us, and the rent alone was 1 million US dollars a year.
If the giant panda is in a foreign land, the baby panda is between 1~4 years old, and the baby must pay 600,000 US dollars every year, and the baby must be returned to us before the age of 4.
If the panda dies unexpectedly, the recipient needs to pay a certain amount of compensation, and the giant panda carcass also belongs to us.
In addition to these, tenants also have to spend huge amounts of money to build a panda house suitable for the life of giant pandas.
In 2003, the U.S. ambassador to China wanted to do something for his hometown and tried to get giant pandas to make their home at the Memphis Zoo.
As a result, Lele at Shanghai Zoo and Yaya at Beijing Zoo embarked on a 20-year trip to the United States.
In order to welcome Lele and Yaya, the local area spent more than 16 million US dollars to build a giant panda museum. In order to make the giant panda live at ease, the architecture of the Memphis Panda House refers to the ancient Chinese architectural style.
In order to obtain wall tiles with Chinese characteristics, the Memphis Zoo team visited many places in China, sampling from the pavilions of traditional gardens and adopting the style of Suzhou gardens.
When Lele and Yaya arrived at the Memphis Zoo, the whole country blossomed.
It is an indisputable fact that Chinese people and Americans share their love for giant pandas. In 1987, Xiuhua the giant panda spent just 31 days at the Memphis Zoo and attracted 240,000 visitors to see it.
In order to make the giant pandas eat well, Memphis Zoo specially opened 60 acres of bamboo forest, planted 7 kinds of bamboo, recorded the diet of Yaya and Lele for 20 years, so as to select which kind of bamboo they like to eat and what season they like to eat the most.
In 2002, Memphis Zoo supported the establishment of a special project in the Foping Conservation Area of Shaanxi Province to study the adaptability of giant pandas in the Qinling Mountains to different environments, as well as the types and distribution rules of bamboo, the staple food of giant pandas in Qinling.
In 2007, at the International Panda Conference, they reported on Yaya's pattern of eating bamboo throughout the year.
Now, the 20-year time is approaching, and according to the contract, Lele and Yaya will return to China by April 7, 2023 at the latest.
In 2023, Lele will be 25 years old and Yaya will be 23 years old, equivalent to the age of more than eighties for humans. Lele died of a heart attack in February this year. Yaya's physical condition is also extremely unoptimistic.
Judging from the fragmentary information that broke out from our side and the American side, it seems that Yaya has suffered cruel abuse, does not have enough to eat on weekdays, has a poor living environment, and is sick and has no one to take care of.
Judging from the relevant video, Yaya nibbled on dry and hard old bamboo, which is incomparable with the tender and crisp fresh bamboo shoots eaten by the giant panda flowers here.
Moreover, Yaya's hair loss was serious, and it was suspected that she had some skin disease, and Yaya, who should have been fluffy and flesh, lost her hair and even exposed her skin.
This made our netizens quite angry, just like their own children suffering grievances outside. Instantly, a strong expectation of "taking Yaya back to China" was set off.
Overseas netizens even pooled money to put up a huge advertisement in Times Square in New York, paying attention to Yaya and letting it go home.
In anger, everyone did not believe the Memphis Zoo at all.
If you want to talk about age, the 35-year-old giant panda An An is taken care of on our side as cute as when he was one or two years old. Such a comparison, who can stand it.
In order to find out the truth, we sent experts to investigate.
A joint investigation by the China Zoo Association, China Agricultural University, Memphis Zoo, Washington Zoo, and Zoo Atlanta concluded that the giant pandas were not abused.
Judging from the statements, reports, live broadcasts, and documentaries from all sides, we can feel that the giant panda is loved.
But these current investigative reports are not enough to gain our full trust in the Memphis Zoo in the United States, and expect a more detailed and convincing official explanation.
Source: Tencent News Brother