Calm, optimistic, tenacious...... This round panda has touched countless netizens because of its unique temperament. This year, as Hehua (nickname: Huahua) of the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Sichuan Province has become a "top star", its keeper Tan Jintao (known as "Grandpa Tan") is also loved by everyone.
Grandpa Tan who takes good care of Huahua ⇌ Grandpa Tan's flowers are full of eyes, and this year's heart-warming interaction between this pair of "Tan Cotton" combination has become the most healing picture in the hearts of many people.
Why is Grandpa Tan and Huahua more and more similar in everyone's eyes? Looking back on this year, what are the unforgettable moments of Grandpa Tan? What are your wishes for the New Year? Let's take a look at the story of the "Tan Cotton" combination.
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The similarity value of "Tan Cotton" is 99.9%
This year, the Giant Panda Base is full of tourists almost every day, and many people queue for two or three hours just to see the flowers.
In a group of giant pandas, Huahua is highly recognizable, and many tourists describe it as a cute little in the world, with drop-shaped eye circles, small triangular zongzi, and a running "Duangduang", often leaving everyone with the back of "rice balls......
In Grandpa Tan's eyes, Huahua is not only good-looking, but also has a very good personality, for example, if he was accidentally knocked down by another bear, he simply lay down and ate↓
The bamboo shoots that have just been peeled are not angry when they are snatched away↓
Of course, Huahua will not starve herself - when the bamboo shoot is snatched, Huahua silently picks up another one and continues to peel it, trying to make herself eat more.
The relaxed and peaceful flowers have healed many people. Someone wrote about her love for Huahua like this: "She is so small, so round, her legs are so short, and her movements are so slow, but she never gives up." I'm such an adult, what is there to break down, every time I see Flowey, I feel like I'm okay again. ”
Not only that, but the tourists who came to the scene unexpectedly found that Grandpa Tan and Huahua had many moments of divine synchronization, and the temperament of the "Tan Cotton" combination became more and more similar.
For example, Grandpa Tan's call is 99.9% similar to Huahua's call.
Huahua's sitting posture may also be taught by Grandpa Tan↓
Even the demeanor when he was angry was exactly the same↓
This similarity is inseparable from the infiltration of time. Huahua is one of the many pandas that Grandpa Tan has cared for. Today, "Tan Mian" has been together for two full years.
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The "Tan Cotton" group gets along for more than 300 days a year
Grandpa Tan is 51 years old and has been taking care of two- and three-year-old baby pandas since 1999, the equivalent of a teacher in the "Panda Nursery Class". As many giant pandas have grown into "mom and dad", he has also changed from "daddy" to "grandpa". At present, Grandpa Tan's "nursery class" is Huahua and his younger brother and Ye.
Every day, Grandpa Tan's schedule is filled with giant pandas. "I don't sleep much and usually wake up around 6 a.m. In the dark of night, he usually goes to the enclosure to check first, and after confirming that there is no abnormality, he adds bamboo and water to the panda.
After bringing the pandas outside in the morning, he needs to clean the indoor enclosure as soon as possible and prepare their afternoon food. Pandas don't have a fixed time to eat, and sometimes they eat at night, so Grandpa Tan gets up at night to add bamboo to them. For more than 300 days a year, he lives in the duty room next door to the panda enclosure.
Grandpa Tan introduced that because Huahua eats less bamboo, he will use broken bamboo powder to "open a small stove" for Huahua every morning to balance its diet. Every afternoon, he would also tutor Huahua in physical education class individually, using fruits and other foods to guide her to stand up and exercise her hind limb strength.
Every time before the meal, Grandpa Tan's loud "Guo Lai ~ Guo Lai ~" became a unique summoning ceremony. Huahua's eyes lit up when she heard "Guolai".
"I'm very happy, and I stay with a national treasure every day. Grandpa Tan introduced his work like this, but behind this happiness, it takes great patience and meticulousness.
For example, when making pots of milk, you need to dry boiling water until it is close to their body temperature, and then add milk powder in proportion, wash and disinfect your hands every time you feed, and keep an eye on your panda's eating, bowel movements, and activity status......
Despite the hard work, every time he saw Huahua, Grandpa Tan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Huahua is also full of trust and dependence on Grandpa Tan. Some netizens said: "What makes 'Tan Mian' more and more similar may be the love between each other!"
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"If the panda looks good, it will be happy for itself"
"Luckily, when the fireworks went on fire, I followed suit. ”
Because Grandpa Tan doesn't often pay attention to online information, he doesn't know how Huahua became a "top stream", nor does he know when the "Tan Cotton" group was "formed". In his memory, there were several times more tourists at the Giant Panda Base this year, and many fans came to take photos with him.
But the hustle and bustle of the Internet seems to be isolated from Grandpa Tan's world. After becoming popular, his work and life have not changed much, and he still takes care of the panda diligently. Some netizens laughed and said: "Huahua's unfazed personality turned out to be with grandpa!"
Over the course of the year, Grandpa Tan spends much more time with the panda than his family. Sometimes, when his parents see him busy on the Internet, they can't help but feel distressed, so they can only silently tell him to take care of himself. Grandpa Tan's daughter also complained that her father spent too little time with her, but as her daughter grew up, she understood her father's heartfelt love for pandas and her father's persistence.
For Grandpa Tan, pandas are like a part of his family. "Bringing pandas is like bringing your own children, and watching them grow up is very rewarding. ”
2024 is coming. When asked about his wishes for the new year, Grandpa Tan's answer was simple and unpretentious: "Do your job every day and feed the pandas well." ”
For more than 20 years, Grandpa Tan has been taking care of the "Giant Panda Nursery Class" as always. In his heart, there is only one thing he cares about the most, and that is to try to make the pandas eat well, play well, be in good health, and be in good spirits. "As long as the pandas are good, I'm happy. ”
Source: CCTV News WeChat public account
Editor: Wang Na
Editor in charge: Niu Dong