Guangzhou neighborhood has also owned "100 -year -old panda": as a "friendly messenger" to visit overseas, attracting 10,000 people

Text/Yangcheng Evening News reporter Li Chunwei Correspondent Wang Yi intern Shu Yantu/Yangcheng Evening News all -media reporter Chen Qiuming intern Shu Yan (except signed)

Hong Kong Ocean Park announced on July 21 that An An, the longest -lived male panda in the world, died on July 21, 2022 at the age of 35, which is equivalent to the age of 105.

The staff of the Guangzhou Zoo and visitors of the Panda Pavilion also expressed their reluctance to An An. On July 22, a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News learned that as one of the earliest cities in the country to raise pandas, Guangzhou neighborhood also had a "hundred -year -old panda". It used to cross the foreign ocean to convey friendship and make great contributions to the breeding of pandas.

In the hot summer, the giant panda in Guangzhou Zoo "sighs popsicles"

"Friendship Messenger" witness a period of history

"Panda is a very human animal. You can imagine the sadness of Hong Kong citizens and breeding teams." On the 22nd, Long Qiqian, a member of the Guangzhou Zoo Panda Breeding Team, said that pandas are animals with "healing attributes". To get comfort from pandas, this is why the love of pandas can cross the national boundary.

In the breeding staff studio, the two narrow version of "Yangcheng Evening News" witnessed the "History of Weishui" of the Guangzhou Zoo breeding panda: In October 1965, the Guangzhou Zoo introduced the two female pandas "Baoling" "Baoling" for the first time. "Li", opened the road of exploration of giant panda; on March 23, 1980, the two giant pandas "Baoling" and "Shanshan" in Guangzhou Zoo as friendly messengers and went to the Fukuoka Zoo in Japan to display.

There are media reports in the Panda Pavilion

"Shanshan" and "Baoling" reported to the exhibition outside

Among them, the male panda "Shan Shan" is a long -lived giant panda raised by the Guangzhou Zoo. It is 33 years old, equivalent to human beings. The hard work made by the zoo team.

According to reports, many giant pandas were captured or rescued in the last century. Due to the limited conditions and conditions of giant pandas at the time, most pandas found from the wild were sent to the Beijing Zoo, Chengdu Zoo, Chongqing Zoo and other places.

In April 1965, the two female panda "Baoling" and "Poly" were found in the wild in Baoxing County, Sichuan Province. In September of that year, they were sent to Guangzhou Zoo to live. In 1963, the male panda "Shan Shan", which was also found in the wild in Baoxing County, went to Beijing Zoo in September of that year, and then transferred to the Guangzhou Zoo in March 1973.

"Shan Shan", "Baoling" and "Bao Li". Map of Guangzhou Zoo

In 1979, Guangzhou began to establish friendly relations with foreign cities. The first International Friendship Town, which is settled with Guangzhou, is Fukuoka, Japan.

On May 3-4 of Fukuoka on May 3-4 of each year, the drumming festival is held. At that time, many people turned into giant pandas and saw that Fukuoka citizens loved panda so much. Guangzhou sent "Friendly Messenger" Grand Panda "Shanshan" and "Baoling" to "guest" in Fukuoka for two months.

Big panda "guest" Fukuoka. Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Photo Conferry

"Because the cage is new, the elf's" Shan Shan ", doubtful, at first looking at the cage, always take two steps further, try to snatch the restaurant pots in three times. Entering this transshipment cage. Although it found that it was deceived and was irritable for a while, the tiredness finally made it quiet. Wen Jing's "Baoling 'is very sensible and consciously entered the transshipment cage. It looks like it is interesting. "The Yangcheng Evening News published on March 23, 1980, vividly records the time for the" friendly messenger "to visit.

The breeding staff of the Guangzhou Zoo remembers that the Fukuoka Zoo specially built a 150 -square -meter, ventilated open panda pavilion for this purpose. After Shan Shan and Bao Ling arrived, they crowded with people to see the giant panda.

At that time, media reports recorded: "Bamboo consumed by panda from the south of Kyushu, Okinawa and other places to transport aircraft every week. Because the audience was too crowded, they had to temporarily add a road outside the main entrance of the zoo." A special issue is specially published. It records: 'Two giant pandas have adapted to new homes faster than expected, and showed vigorous appetite for three bamboo (green bamboo, Ma bamboo, and Tai Manga) from Okinawa Island. It is just estimated that they eat 20 kilograms a day, but it will soon increase to 30 kg. Originally, they thought that when they encountered such rare occasions, pandas should feel nervous, but even on the plane, Shan Shan and Baoling usually took a nap to take a nap. As soon as the time came, I went to sleep as usual. Shan Shan slept in the narrow cage, and even the nose could be heard. "

It is understood that this is not only the first visit to Japan in Guangzhou, but also the only time to date.

The panda breeding environment has steadily improved, and the young breeding team brings more "new practices"

After the "visiting itinerary", "Shanshan" returned to Guangzhou. It died in 1985 and was 33 years old, setting a record for breeding panda life under the condition of Guangzhou Zoo.

On the wall of the giant panda exhibition hall of Guangzhou Zoo, "Shanshan" and "Baoling" went abroad to exhibits abroad and the Guangzhou Zoo began to be carefully mounted into the photo frame.

According to reports, 17 giant pandas have been raised in Guangzhou Zoo, 7 of which belong to the Guangzhou Zoo's own property rights. Since 1991, 10 are displayed in the form of rent. At present, there are two pandas in the museum. The two brothers and sisters are 9 years old, which is equivalent to 27 years old. It is also rented from the Chengdu panda breeding research base. The giant panda is comfortable under the cool wind

This year is the 57th year of the Guangzhou Zoo breeding giant panda. On the road of exploration of giant pandas, the garden party has upgraded and improved the "hardware" and "software" raised.

The Panda Pavilion New Pavilion was completed in 2018 and covers an area of ​​2,000 square meters. According to the terrain layout, "both internal and external practice": the outside sports field has more original greening and habitat for panda running. It is controlled at 22 ° C to 26 ° C. The giant pandas can make the heat comfortably under the cool breeze. Toys such as the indoor toys and hammocks are also a good pasta for them.

In addition, the museum also has a cage, feed processing workshop, bamboo leaf storage room, and bamboo leaf display room.

Prepare sufficient food for pandas

In addition to better serving pandas, the design of the new museum also takes into account the experience of tourists. The external "Chinese style" of the Grand Panda Pavilion is full. Walking in the indoor visit channel, tourists can see the giant panda in the indoor sports field closely through the glass. Leaf storage room understands more small knowledge raised by panda.

Panda Pavilion is loved by tourists

In addition to facilities, the health and longevity of pandas are inseparable from the "national treasure guardian team". In the team, 5 breeders took care of the panda diet. In daily maintenance, the breeding team needs to prepare about 200 pounds of bamboo tube and bamboo leaves for the panda every day. It is a nest specially prepared for the giant panda, and it is equipped with fresh fruits and vegetables to fully ensure nutritional supply.

The health and longevity of the pandas are inseparable from the "national treasure guardian team" here

At the same time, the feed ratio is adjusted in different physiological periods of giant pandas to ensure the balanced nutrition, insist on recording data such as eating, excretion, daily behavior, etc., and forming a giant panda breeding operating procedure through the collation and study of data, to do a good job of giant panda for giant panda The breeding of the "biography" work has laid a good foundation.

Big panda stretching his arms and fisting with a blood test: The breeder cut the apple into pieces in advance, and then called the panda to the blood collection equipment tailored for them. "Good, stretch out your hand! Fist." Hearing the breeder's password, the panda really extended his paws onto the iron frame and held the horizontal pole. The veterinarian took out the blood drawing tool, and the blood test was completed. Map of Guangzhou Zoo

For the age of panda, the diet structure will also be adjusted. Long Qiqian said that the giant panda's digestive system, bite ability, etc. will decline with age, so the diet will be more fine, such as bamboo leaves into bamboo leaf balls, increasing nutritional supply such as milk and eggs.

"Xingyi" and "Yayi" are in young adults, so they are mainly adjusted in the taste of small snacks. "‘ Yayi ’is a snack, love everything, love corn and pumpkin,‘ Star Yi ’like to eat Wo Tou and apples." Long Qiqian said.

In getting along, the breeder knows the two pandas. In addition to the taste, their character is also very different. "Xingyi" is honest and honest. It is a warm man. He can usually cooperate with the instructions of the breeder and love bathing. "Yayi" has a lively personality. He can find the small snacks hidden in the venue for the first time, and also have the "destruction king" attribute of "demolition".

The "collection" of food carefully designed food for the breeding team allows giant pandas to exercise. Map of Guangzhou Zoo

Source | Yangcheng Evening News · Yangcheng School

Responsible editor | Wu Xun

School Division | Li Hongyu

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