On April 3, the giant panda "Fu Bao" in South Korea returned to China!
After returning to China on a chartered flight, "Fubao" was sent to the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan Province.
"Fu Bao", who is 3 and a half years old this year, was born in South Korea in 2020.
She is the second panda cub born overseas after the Netherlands in 2020 and the first giant panda cub born in South Korea.
The story of "Fu Bao" and her exotic grandfathers has been going viral on the Internet, which is moving.
This time, the Korean breeder "Panda Grandpa" Kang Cheol-won also took a chartered flight to escort Fu Bao back to China and then return.
Grandpa Jiang's mother passed away on April 2, but he will still accompany "Fubao" back to China as originally planned.
Thanks to the two Korean panda grandfathers and fans for their endless love for "Fu Bao", and I also wish the "Fu Bao" who returned home a happy and healthy future~
And a few days before the smooth return of "Fubao",
The giant panda "Dandan" in Japan was recalled to Fat Daxing.
On April 1, Japan's Kobe Prince Zoo announced that the female giant panda "Dandan" (formerly known as Shuangshuang) in Japan passed away at the age of 28.
It has been reported that "Dandan" (who has suffered from heart failure for many years is grade IV (the most serious type of heart disease).
Recently, his condition deteriorated, and after many days of rescue by Chinese and Japanese experts, he passed away at 23:56 on March 31, 2024.
"Shuangshuang" was born on September 16, 1995 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and is a well-known short-legged cutie.
This year's 28-year-old "Shuangshuang" is actually equivalent to more than 100 years old in humans, and it is also the oldest giant panda in Japan.
Compared with other giant pandas, for Kobe, "Shuangshuang" has a more extraordinary meaning.
In 1995, Japan was hit by the Great Hanshin Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3.
This is the largest urban earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.
As a result, 6,000+ people were killed, more than 40,000 were injured, and 320,000 people were left homeless.
The earthquake not only caused huge economic losses, but also caused physical and mental exhaustion.
At that time, the exhaustion and anxiety of the victims reached their peak, and the Japanese government had to launch psychological rescue and seek experts to provide psychological counseling to the victims.
Subsequently, the city of Kobe thought of the healing department, our giant panda.
In order to increase the positive energy of the Japanese people, Kobe leased giant pandas to China and signed a 10-year agreement.
In this way, in 2000, the 4-year-old "Shuangshuang" little Gongju and the "Mianzhu" little handsome guy came to the Kobe Prince Zoo together.
After arriving in Japan, they had a new name - "Dandan" and "Xingxing", which means prosperity, health and peace.
Later, due to the discovery that "Jinzhu" was a bisexual giant panda, it was difficult to breed, so at the end of 2002, a male giant panda "Longlong" was replaced to Kobe, that is, the second generation "Xingxing".
They are really cute~
Their presence brought hope and joy to the Japanese people who were devastated by the earthquake.
Over the years, Dandan, together with the people of Kobe, has witnessed the revival of Kobe step by step.
Because of his short legs, every time "Dandan" eats bamboo shoots, he sits obediently with his buttocks and elegantly eats them with his front paws.
With her cute appearance and elegant movements, she is also affectionately known as "Miss Kobe".
Of course, the people of Kobe also use their strength to treat "Dandan" as a big lady.
The bamboo eaten by "Dandan" comes from a place called Tamkawa Town in Kita-ku, Kobe City.
In order to maintain freshness, bamboo is kept fresh in cold storage.
I am afraid of heat in summer, and I have always lived in the "presidential suite" with 24-hour air conditioning + 24-hour monitoring.
Outside, there is also a specially prepared wading pool and ice.
There are also 2 breeders who take care of them.
Afraid that "Dandan" will have no appetite because the weather is too hot, they will also prepare a "luxurious meal" with 7 kinds of bamboo.
Every year's birthday, it will be very grand.
There are not only large cakes made of ice cubes, but also congratulatory messages or congratulatory letters sent by "Dan fans" from all over Japan, and many people even pour directly into the zoo to celebrate "Dandan".
Since Dan Dan came to Kobe Prince Zoo, the number of visitors to the zoo has doubled every year.
Every year, "Dandan" sits firmly in the first place of the zoo's "favorite animal survey", a proper C-rank queen!
In 2010 and 2015, the city of Kobe signed supplementary agreements with China to extend the lease of the "Dandan".
However, the life of "Dandan" is also full of twists and turns.
During his stay in Japan, Dan Dan experienced the misfortune of stillbirth many times.
In 2007, she successfully conceived through artificial insemination, but eventually gave birth to a stillborn child.
In 2008, Dandan gave birth to a cub again, but the baby died 4 days after birth due to lack of breastfeeding.
On September 9, 2010, after the park found that "Dandan" had signs of estrus, it decided to use artificial insemination to anesthetize and collect sperm from "Dandan's" partner "Xingxing", but "Xingxing" died unexpectedly in anesthesia and left everyone forever.
Since the death of "Xingxing", "Dandan" has never had a baby of his own.
She also became the only panda in the Prince Zoo.
After "Xingxing" left, as soon as it was time to come into heat, "Dandan" would have a fake pregnancy and pretend to feed the baby.
Often motionless holding small bamboo poles or carrots, etc., pretending to be nursing the baby, a hug is more than 6 hours, the breeder said, looking distressing.
The road back to China was also full of ups and downs.
Dan Dan was supposed to return to China after the expiration date in July 2020, but due to the epidemic, flights were suspended, so the return deadline was postponed.
In 2021, "Dandan" was diagnosed with heart disease again.
The China Giant Panda Base immediately sent a team of experts to Japan to carry out on-the-spot guidance, consultation and treatment, and the condition of "Dandan" has also improved to a certain extent.
In order to avoid the deterioration of the condition caused by long-distance transportation, the time for "Dandan" to return to China was still postponed again and again, and it was pushed 5 times!
From March 2022, due to the physical condition of "Dandan", the exhibition will be discontinued.
Since then, "Dandan" has also been treating and cultivating.
Around October 2023, "Dandan" began to be unable to eat bamboo, her physical fitness declined, and she had no appetite, so the keeper could only feed her nutrient solution to obtain nutrients.
Since March 13 this year, "Dandan's" condition has deteriorated, and he has stopped drinking nutrient solution, and even refused to drink water for a time and has convulsions and other symptoms. The medication also became erratic, and there was a sudden increase in activity.
Late at night on March 31, she quietly stopped breathing under the watchful eyes of the keepers and died at the age of 28.
After the news of the death of "Dandan" was announced on April 1, Japanese people went to the zoo to send flowers to mourn.
They left messages of condolences:
"Really appreciated"
"Thank you for healing us"
"I wish you good in heaven"
"Thank you for coming, knowing that you are very sick, I hope you can sleep peacefully"
......
Many people even cried into tears, expressing their disbelief: "This must be an April Fool's Day lie..."
When a little girl learned that "Dandan" had passed away, she immediately hid in her mother's arms and cried.
Mei Yuan Ryoji, a breeder who has taken care of "Dandan" for 16 years, also said with tears in his eyes:
Because I've been taking care of her closely, I know she's really trying. There is a relationship that goes beyond family and friends...
She came for the revival of Kobe, was a welcome child, and was a very grateful presence to me.
Yujiro Kako, director of the zoo, said:
Shortly after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, "Dandan" came to Kobe, bringing courage to the citizens of Kobe and witnessing reconstruction after the disaster.
She is like the sun and brings a smile to everyone who sees her. I also want to say that I can't thank her enough.
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After that, China and Japan will strictly follow the provisions of the cooperation agreement to properly keep the body of "Dandan", and after professional treatment, transport the "Dandan" specimen back to China in a timely manner.
"Dandan" is a bridge between China and Japan, and it is the "eldest lady" who will always be cute and arrogant in the hearts of Kobe citizens.
May the fat planet be free of pain,
May every national treasure be treated gently~
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