I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 746 - 745 Cloud Giving Birth

This was Cloud’s first time giving birth, and it wasn’t known whether she would be successful.

Initially, she leaned against the wall, mouth wide open, her belly rising and falling with deep breaths.

Later, she changed positions, laying on her back with her body swaying back and forth, seemingly exerting great effort.

After hours of agonizing wait, panda cubs were finally born!

Two pink and tender newborns fell from underneath her, resembling little mice. Upon touching the ground, they let out sharp, loud cries.

Cloud immediately got up, attempting to pick up the cubs and place them on her belly.

Newborn cubs needed their mother’s warmth and licking to survive. Although it was her first childbirth and no one had taught her, Cloud innately understood the procedure which was imprinted in her genetic instincts.

Placing the cubs on her belly, Cloud finally relaxed, loosening her tense body, opening her mouth wide, panting heavily.

Embracing the cubs and tenderly licking them, she removed the placenta, then her eyes gently closed.

Cloud had exhausted a lot of energy giving birth and was now very tired.

Fang Ye and the sleep-deprived animal keepers, upon seeing the cubs were safely born, were overwhelmed with excitement!

In fact, many shed tears.

Fang Ye wanted to comfort Cloud but was afraid of disturbing her rest, so he went to Zhuangzhuang’s enclosure.

Zhuangzhuang was up late, “crunching” away at bamboo.

Panda cub cries are very loud, so nearsighted parents won’t overlook them.

Although Zhuangzhuang’s and Cloud’s quarters were quite far apart, the quietness of the night made the cries of the cubs clearer, and presumably, Zhuangzhuang heard something vaguely.

Fang Ye waved at Zhuangzhuang, who approached with his bright, shining eyes fixed on him. Touching his nose, Fang Ye laughed, “Zhuangzhuang, hey, you’re a dad now, did you know that?”

Zhuangzhuang tilted his head and hugged the railing, indicating he didn’t know a thing.

For pandas, only the mother concept exists; fathers do not partake, and the cubs are raised solely by the mother.

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Newborn panda cubs have pink, tender bodies covered with a layer of fluffy white fur.

Their tails are fine and delicate, occasionally flicking.

Indeed, newborn panda cubs have long slender tails!

However, the tail doesn’t grow as quickly as the body, and gradually appears shorter, eventually turning into a small fur ball, very inconspicuous.

The cubs grow rapidly, and after about ten days, their black and white colors become distinct.

By day 20, they grow to be about the size of an adult’s forearm. They no longer need to stay constantly in their mother’s embrace or in a brood box to maintain body temperature and can be placed outside.

The zoo’s fans, knowing about the birth of the panda cubs, were eagerly awaiting a glimpse of them!

So they prepared to do a live broadcast for them.

As soon as the news got out and the live broadcast started, many eager netizens flooded into the livestream room.

“Here they come!”

“We’re going to see the pandas!”

“Wonder what the cubs look like now?”

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Fang Ye said with a smile, “Now we’re going to sneak Cloud’s cub out!”

Breeding pandas is difficult, not just in mating, but rearing the young is also challenging, especially for pandas that give birth to twins.

Panda mamas, due to insufficient milk or limited energy, usually pick one to care for and abandon the other.

Under captivity, it’s necessary to assist with rearing through human intervention.

“We usually use food as bait to ‘steal’ the cubs out, so the panda mama can take turns raising the two cubs,” he explained.

The online audience immediately got excited.

“There’s such a method?”

“Sounds like fun!”

The animal keeper beside them had already prepared the food.

There were apples, and there were bowls of milk!

Let’s see which one Cloud prefers. Sometimes the food might not pique her interest, and that’s when we switch to a different kind.

“Let’s go!” Fang Ye snapped his fingers, picked up the milk, and headed toward Cloud’s enclosure, all the while explaining to the online audience, “When the cubs are just born, the swapping happens quite frequently, up to 10 times a day.”

An audience member asked curiously, “If twin pandas are too much for the mama to care for, do you still need to ‘steal’ the only child?”

Fang Ye explained, “It’s necessary! We swap the panda cub with milk, not just to provide sufficient nutrients for the big panda, but also to carry out a physical examination on the cub, track its milk intake, take its temperature and weight, observe the color of its feces, and so on.”

At that moment, Cloud was sitting by the wall with her arms around a dumpling!

She looked forward tenderly, her corners of the mouth turned up.

It seemed like she was smiling, thinking, “My cub is so cute!”

Every so often, she’d lower her head and lick the dumpling in her arms.

The little dumpling hummed and squirmed while Cloud’s chin rubbed against it back and forth, her paws lifted as if she were kneading a soft, glutinous rice ball.

Not holding it properly, the cub rolled off Cloud’s belly onto the ground, immediately flattening into a round shape, resembling a rice ball that’s been boiled soft, revealing its black sesame filling!

At this stage, it couldn’t crawl yet, nor could it open its eyes.

Falling to the ground, it turned its round head in confusion, lifted its front paws, and scraped the floor.

“Ahh~ Ahh~~” It squealed sharply as if calling out, “Mom, I fell down! Look at me!”

Upon hearing her baby’s cries, Cloud blinked and tilted her head for a glance.

Huh, when did my cub fall down?

Then she picked it up again and placed it back on her belly!

The cub was now comfortable, making soft grunting noises.

The audience melted at this scene!

“Ahhh, so cute!”

“Cloud is already a gentle and well-behaved panda; she seems even more tender as a mom!”

“Haha, to say Cloud is well-behaved, the trees in the zoo would be the first to disagree!”

“It looks like she’s smiling! Can having children really make one this happy?”

“So that’s how pandas hold their children!”

“A big rice ball rolling a small rice ball.”

“Cloud is a gorgeous panda bear, and her cubs are cute too!”

“My gosh, watching this makes me want to have a baby!”