THE PANDA BASE

MY TIME IN CHENGDU WAS SHORT. I WAS ONLY THERE FOR A FEW DAYS. MY LADY AND I WENT TO MANY PLACES BUT 2 PLACES STAND OUT IN MY MIND. ONE WAS THE PANDA PRESERVE AND RESEARCH CENTER IN CHENGDU. THIS IS THE LEADING CENTER FOR PANDAS IN THE WORLD. THE ENTRANCE IS SHOWN ABOVE.

ON A WONDERFUL SUNNY DAY WE WENT TO SEE THE PANDAS. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME SEEING PANDAS UP CLOSE. THEY ARE WONDERFUL TO WATCH. THEY ACT ALMOST LIKE HUMAN CHILDREN SOMETIMES. WHEN PANDAS ARE BORN THOUGH, THEY ARE USUALLY TAKEN AWAY FROM THE PARENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN CASES OF THE MOTHER PANDAS ATTACKING AND SOMETIMES EATING THEIR YOUNG. THEY ARE RAISED IN THE PRESERVE BY HUMANS UNTIL THEY REACH A CERTAIN AGE WHERE THEY CAN BE ON THEIR OWN.

THE PANDA'S DIET IS SIMPLE- ALL THEY EAT ARE BAMBOO SHOOTS SO THERE IS PLENTY OF BAMBOO TO GO AROUND IN THE PRESERVE.

IF ANY OF YOU ARE NEAR OR VISITING CHENGDU, SEEING THE PANDA BASE IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST. IT IS WONDERFUL AND EXTREMELY EDUCATIONAL FOR KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE.

LETS ALL HOPE THAT THE PANDA DOES NOT BECOME AN ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND PROSPER FOREVER!


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