Chengdu, Sichuan, in the Chengdu giant panda breeding research base, there is such a group of panda keepers known as panda "milk fathers" and "nurse mothers", in the eyes of panda fans, they are doing a job that they envy the most. The picture shows the Chengdu Panda Base, kissing panda keeper Zhang Yue to take care of half a year old panda babies, these baby bears are the ones exhibited in October 2016. (Image from Oriental IC)
When he met Zhang Yue, a panda keeper, in the base's moon delivery room, he was feeding more than 10 baby pandas in the animal house. Sitting on the ground, wearing protective clothing, holding a juvenile panda in his arms, the baby panda sucks milk quietly, and he is surrounded by a circle of panda babies with different postures, playing, sleeping, and dazed, very cute, envious. The picture shows Zhang Yue carrying a baby panda. (Image from Oriental IC)
In fact, breastfeeding is only part of Zhang Yue's daily work. Panda keepers go to work at eight o'clock every morning, start cleaning up outdoor hygiene after routine checks, and then put pandas outside through the hammer gate (the barrier between indoor animal houses and outdoor playgrounds). The picture shows Zhang Yue feeding a baby panda. (Image from Oriental IC)
Give them bamboo – bamboo can't simply be thrown on the ground, but inserted – so that pandas can realize that bamboo grows on the ground in the wild. The picture shows Zhang Yue playing with the baby pandas for a while after feeding them. (Image from Oriental IC)
In the afternoon, the pandas are also fed nest heads and apples, and some pandas also have to feed a little medicine or calcium tablets according to requirements. Bamboo is to be replaced in time, zhang Yue has to hold an average of 100 pounds of bamboo every day, and clean up about 40 pounds of feces. The picture shows the keeper Zhang Yue holding a baby panda. (Image from Oriental IC)
Zhang Yue graduated from a bachelor's degree in 2012, and was recruited to become a breeder at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, the work seems to be enviable, but there are many things that are repeated every day, Zhang Yue has his own methods, "such as looking at this baby panda is a little white, that baby is a little fatter, almost every day is different, talk to them, play with them for a while." The picture shows Zhang Yue mixing milk powder for the baby panda and using the face to detect the temperature. (Image from Oriental IC)
The picture shows the food eaten by the baby panda. (Image from Oriental IC)
As a panda "daddy" with a small reputation on the Internet, Zhang Yue is often stopped by tourists to ask for a group photo, go shopping with his wife during breaks, and will also be recognized by panda fans who often watch live broadcasts. Pictured, Zhang Yue is eating dinner. (Image from Oriental IC)
I still remember the scene of the first time I saw Zhang Yue, when he took his baby pandas in the base to bask in the sun, the reporter asked him if Fushun was there, he specially picked it up and showed it to me, very luxurious. The picture shows Zhang Yue drying clothes. (Image from Oriental IC)
The picture shows that when watching a panda adult film, you will also be embarrassed. (Image from Oriental IC)
The picture shows Zhang Yue carrying a baby panda. (Image from Oriental IC)