Chapter 672: Hardcore Whelp
Some netizens have shared, "The British have a knack for gardening, and the landscaping of their zoos is exceptionally well done. It's not just natural but the greenery has a sense of tiered richness to it; it's very beautiful. I visited last time and couldn't finish seeing it all in one day."
"Wow, so the compliment from that British girl earlier was indeed valuable!"
Fang Ye smiled and nodded, "That's right, London Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world, one could say it's a senior in the zoo world.
In their aviary, they mimic Victorian collectors' display cabinets, adorning them with paintings of birds as decoration, which exudes an artistic feel. There's a lot we can learn from them."
"Haha, the director is too modest."
Arriving at the staff area of the red panda exhibit.
Red Bean and Chestnut now had moved back in together; at the moment, Red Bean was walking around on the ground, and Chestnut was basking in the sun outside.
Seeing Fang Ye arrive at the staff area, Red Bean immediately ran over, stood up happily, and hugged his thigh.
Director, you've come to visit me again? Where's my apple?
Brown Sugar Hawthorn had stayed in the nest for a long time, her body slowly growing, and finally, she was able to come out and move around.
She followed behind Red Bean, but still looked cautious.
Getting startled upon someone entering the staff area,
"Chirp chirp chirp chirp~"
She let out a piercing bird-like call, her body became so frightened that she plopped down, her legs went weak, and she slowly moved about.
Immediately, Red Bean turned her head, looking worriedly at her little cub and ran back.
"Yo~"
She responded in kind, as if saying, Mommy's here, don't be afraid!
Brown Sugar shivered with fear, crawling beside Red Bean, feeling the warm body temperature of her mother, and seemed to finally calm down a bit.
She buried her head under Red Bean's body.
Fang Ye laughed, "Oh, such a tiny courage, are you that scared of me? Seems like you've inherited Red Bean's personality, haven't you, Red Bean?"
When Red Bean first came to the zoo, she was very timid, always hiding in the dense leaves of trees or in the fortified nooks of rocks, well concealed.
Unfamiliar with the environment, she got startled by a rock in the exhibit once, raising her hands threateningly at the rock, amusing the visitors to no end.
He walked over to Brown Sugar, crouched down, and gently touched her.
Brown Sugar, sensing a familiar warm presence from Fang Ye, finally relaxed.
It's the director, a good bipedal beast! Approved by mom and dad!
She stood up from the ground, looking not as frightened as before.
"Chirp chirp" she called out a few times.
Seeing Brown Sugar's behavior, the netizens all showed a smiling face: "Such a fluffy little ball, so cute^o^!"
"Never thought the little one's call would sound like that, like a bird's chirp."
"Such a whiner from birth!"
"Sounds so nice, like it's singing!"
Fang Ye laughed, "Red pandas usually don't make noise when they're adults. They make such calls when they're young and during mating season; it sounds somewhat like a sharp bird call. They even make pig-like grunts when fighting to intimidate their opponents."
After soothing her, he turned his attention to the other cub.
Hawthorn was lying on a weigh scale at the moment!
With a serious look on his face, he stared at Fang Ye, seeming quite unhappy.
He was a bit braver, feeling somewhat similar in personality to Chestnut.
Perhaps he found lying on the weigh scale comfortable and liked staying there.
He started chasing his short, chubby tail, spinning around playfully.
The tail had transformed from being thick at one end and thin at the other, like a fat bamboo shoot, into a round, fluffy, soft bread stick.
Fang Ye said to Red Bean, "The weather is nice today, why don't you take the kids out for some fun?"
Up north, it's already autumn in September, and now, nearly October, the cold air is moving south, so Linhai has cooled down a bit, and the temperature has dropped a few degrees.
No need to give ice to the animals anymore, it's a good time to be active outdoors.
He greeted Red Bean and gestured towards the main part of the exhibit, then proceeded to wait at the activity area.
Chestnut was now sprawled on the perch, lazily basking in the sun, looking quite content.
Upon seeing Fang Ye blink and flap his ears, he acknowledged the greeting.
After a while, Red Bean came out from the visiting area!
After her, a little head appeared from the shadow of the visitor entrance, Hawthorn curiously gazed at the outside world.
Sunshine fell on its forehead, casting a whitish, pale yellow hue.
The cubs' fur had now taken on its color, with the reds red and the blacks black. However, under the sunlight, the colors seemed much lighter.
Hawthorn stepped out with two feet, looking down cautiously and peering outside.
Brown Sugar also poked her head out, squeezing over Hawthorn's bottom, glanced around, and then, in a panicked hurry, retracted her head back.
The little ones had never come out to play before! They were curious about the outside world yet somewhat afraid.
Before, Red Bean always prevented them from venturing out, keeping a close watch on the cubs.
But now that the cubs had grown, and the other red pandas had moved next to the raccoon exhibit, it did feel like it was time to bring the cubs out for some activities, as the zookeeper suggested.
Hawthorn breathed in the fresh air outside and stared at the green grass leaves, momentarily lost in thought!
Seeing Red Bean walk past the entrance, Hawthorn quickly raised his head and called out "jiu jiu" twice.
Mommy, mommy!
Red Bean walked over again.
Hawthorn was puzzled. What did this mean?
Brown Sugar was already heading back, crying out "jiu jiu" in fear, wanting to return to the familiar back den.
As long as she returned to the back den, mommy would surely appear, right?
Hawthorn turned around, presenting his bottom to the outside, looking somewhat at a loss while watching Brown Sugar!
His figure also disappeared into the passage.
"Come on, you two scaredy-pandas! Hurry up and come out!"
"Oh dear, the baby has snuck back in again!"
"They are just too adorable!"
Red Bean was pacing outside, hoping to encourage her child to follow, but instead, the cub walked back.
Seeing that the child was not coming out, she had to go back into the visiting area.
After a while, she emerged, dragging Hawthorn along.
A tiger can lift its cub directly into the air while carrying them.
The short legs of a red panda mean that the mother can only drag her cub along the ground like a mop.
Moreover, because the cub's body is long, it gets stuck between the legs while being dragged, and to reduce collisions while walking, the front legs also have to be bent outward a bit, making the posture somewhat awkward.
Hawthorn, carried by Red Bean, had a twisted head and droopy brows, looking decidedly unhappy.
His little paws flailed restlessly, shrieking "jiu jiu" sharply.
His belly rubbed against the leaves as he was dragged along until they reached a spacious place, where Red Bean finally set Hawthorn down.
The netizens laughed incessantly at this amusing scene!
"Ha ha ha ha, is she mopping the floor?"
"This way of carrying the cub is too hardcore!"
"It looks so clumsy."
"It's like how I don't want to leave the bed, but mom drags me out to go shopping at the mall!"
"Don't forget about the other cub!"
Brown Sugar, who had just followed, came out again and popped her head out from the entrance, calling "jiu jiu."
It was as if she was saying, Mommy, why haven't you come to carry me?
Indeed, Red Bean had forgotten!
Licking her paw and hearing the noise, she remembered and hurried back to pick up Brown Sugar.
Brown Sugar's behavior was much more obedient, remaining still while being carried.