The elderly Mama Panda arrived after Chen Ying had left, barging directly into the ergency rescue station, lying underneath the wooden fra, and she appeared to be in poor condition.
Initially, Elder Tiger was thinking of having a tussle with her, but luckily Leopard Sister recognized her.
That’s right, this elderly pregnant panda is the mother of ndun’er and Great Bai.
In her early twenties, she’s already considered elderly in the Panda World. Captive giant pandas might give birth in their twenties, but wild ones living past twenty to die of old age is already quite good, and giving birth at such an age poses a significant risk.
Seeing Leopard Sister baring her teeth in front of the giant panda at other animals, Little Sen knew this big one was certainly a regular.
He couldn’t quite distinguish the identity of these giant pandas, but he knew that if they could find their way here, it ant the giant pandas themselves felt they needed human assistance.
One phone call was made, and the Panda Man almost teleported over.
Blood was drawn, biological samples were checked... a series of actions were smoothly completed with the help of Leopard Sister.
The ergency station already had a panda birthing room set up, and upon learning that this elderly giant panda was pregnant, Professor Bai imdiately instructed soone to prepare the previous panda birthing room and equipped it with surveillance and alarms.
The Panda Man wanted the elderly Mama Panda to stay at the center, where conditions were much better, with 24-hour care available.
But Mama Panda wasn’t willing and insisted on the ergency station.
What else could they do? They quickly arranged for people to co and work shifts at the ergency station.
Although most giant pandas choose to give birth in August, this Mama Panda seed to show signs of giving birth earlier.
It was already near the end of June and, barring any surprises, she might give birth in mid-to-late July.
This was one of the reasons Professor Bai didn’t call Chen Ying to return early; the timing should still allow for it.
However, Mama Panda’s actions affected Chen Ying’s planned trip to Gao Ligon Mountain.
Regardless, they would wait until Mama Panda gave birth successfully before setting off.
Not to ntion that panda childbirth is difficult enough, but given that this giant panda is over twenty years old, the entire pregnancy process is only going to be even more challenging.
Upon hearing the teacher say this, Chen Ying almost rushed back to the ergency station overnight, but luckily the teacher’s wife spoke up, saying that a night’s delay wouldn’t matter, and it would be better to discuss properly tonight with his teacher and other experts to co up with a mature care plan.
That night, the light in Chen Ying’s room stayed on all night.
After breakfast, Chen Ying, with a large backpack, headed into the mountains.
A small path was constructed by the village from Xiaozhai Village to the ergency station.
However, the end of this path stops at the western side of Old Bear Gully; to go further east requires crossing over Old Bear Gully.
During the sumr when the water is high, one can’t go this way because the stone pillars in the river are all subrged by water.
In June, the water level is relatively stable, as there haven’t been any rains in the mountains, with the water level nearly level with the stone pillars, and with a quick move, one could jump across directly.
While crossing Old Bear Gully, Chen Ying also saw the street rat sitting on the eastern riverbank eating.
After not seeing it for a while, the street rat seed to have gotten fatter.
After greeting the street rat and just about to ask where the young female bear had gone, he saw a Black Bear from the west bringing a cub over to play in the water.
This cub was the one previously entrusted to the young female bear and had grown well, with the moon marking on its chest resembling the street rat; without a DNA test, one could almost say it was a spitting image of the street rat.
Perhaps it was this point that made the street rat and the young female bear treat the cub as precious, fearing it would suffer the slightest grievance.
Fortunately, the little cub wasn’t a troublemaker, it loved to play but was quite mindful. Its greatest hobby was climbing over the wall into the Bear Garden to play with an old moon bear.
It even once tried to carry the old moon bear out of the Bear Garden.
Because of this, a special backdoor was created for the young female bear’s family in the backyard of the Bear Garden; as soon as the surveillance detected their arrival, the electronic door would open, allowing them free access in and out.
The old moon bear also ventured out for a stroll once, but having been confined for many years, it was timid and returned after less than two hundred ters of walking out.
There’s a shallow creek next to the Bear Garden, and the pond inside the Bear Garden has live water drawn from this creek.
Volunteers and the young folks from Xiaozhai Village discussed and created three splash pools on either side of the shallow creek in the forest behind the Bear Garden. Occasionally, when the bears in the Bear Garden want to go out and play, these three splash pools can entertain them all day long.
Sotis, wild bears would also appear here, but they wouldn’t stay long, playing a bit before leaving.
The wild fruits and other food they brought, unfinished, were efficiently reused, giving the bears in the Bear Garden a taste of the authentic wilderness.
After chatting for a while with the young female bear and doing a health check-up on it and the little cub, he hurried to leave.
"Is it the black and white bear over at your place?" The young female bear sat properly, paws on its knees, "It’s quite fine, just a little tired a few days ago. I went to see it yesterday, no problems, rest assured."
The young female bear’s gentle reassurance touched Chen Ying’s heart; he couldn’t resist cupping the young female bear’s head and giving it a firm "mua," much to the street rat’s annoyance, who howled and tried to pull him away.
"Alright, alright, I’m leaving now, you all play well. Co over if you’re free tonight, I brought so dried fruit specialties from Hubei Province, selected and dried by the local boss himself, with absolutely no high-tech preservatives."
After saying goodbye, Chen Ying hurried off with his backpack.
Upon returning to the ergency station, he saw two Panda n outside talking to Little Sen.
"Mr. Fan, are you here to check on Mama Panda’s health?"
"Just ca to see, and to bring up so nutritional supplents."
Mr. Fan is the leader of the elderly giant panda group, responsible for caring for the elderly pandas at the center.
"The test results from the blood and biological samples collected the day before yesterday are out. She might be carrying two little cubs in her belly."
Mr. Fan was smiling, but there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
"After asurent, she should be 23 years old. It’s already rare for a wild giant panda of this age to get pregnant and give birth, as the conditions in the wild often negatively impact the mother panda’s body. The burden of having twins this ti might be the reason she actively sought help."
There wasn’t much they could do now except try their best to provide Mama Panda with enough nutrition and ticulous care.
Even Elder Tiger voluntarily gave up his resting place and moved to the cave where Tiger Mother had previously stayed with her cubs.
Fortunately, the research station on the Old Northern Gully side hadn’t been withdrawn. After learning about the situation here, they voluntarily sent two investigators over to help take care of Elder Tiger.
After greeting Mr. Fan, Chen Ying quickly entered the forest area of the ergency station.
Upon entering, he imdiately saw Mama Panda leaning against the wooden structure, devouring food.
After all, she’s aged, and her fur wasn’t as smooth and shiny as that of a younger panda.
After finishing the bamboo shoots, she looked up and saw Chen Ying, raising her paw to greet him.
Throwing his bag onto the first-floor platform, Chen Ying went to wash his hands and ca over to check on Mama Panda’s physical state.
Even though there was detailed data, he felt more at ease checking once more himself.
"How are you feeling? Is it uncomfortable, or does eating make you feel better?"
"A bit uncomfortable. My teeth hurt a little, and my paws hurt too. The belly is okay, but I still feel uncomfortable."
Mama Panda leaned her side against Chen Ying, sighing softly.
"Let check your paws. Is a nail poking into the flesh? Should I trim it for you?"
"No, they just hurt; stepping on the ground is painful."
She lifted her hind paw for Chen Ying to see.
Chen Ying carefully inspected it and found a hard spot on the hind paw. Due to the dark color of the paw pad, it was hard to determine the cause.
"ngng, bring the dical kit, and also get a surgical pack."
ngng, standing on the first floor, quickly grabbed the dical kit and ran over upon hearing this.
"Should I open the surgical pack now?"
"Yes, step aside a bit. I’ll check her hind paw. It seems there’s sothing there."
This situation was quite common. It might be from stepping on a stone or a wooden splinter getting embedded without treatnt, causing inflammation inside, though the outer skin seed intact.
Upon hearing Chen Ying’s words, ngng promptly ran up and got a vial of anesthetic.
This could be applied externally to prevent the wound from being unbearably painful.
After carefully feeling the hard spot and making a guess in his mind, he gently made a small incision, less than half a centiter, with a scalpel.
Once the incision was made, foul-slling pus indeed flowed out. Luckily, it hadn’t progressed to a very severe stage.
While Chen Ying dealt with Mama Panda’s paw, Mr. Fan and the team mbers, along with Little Sen, watched from not far away.
"Is there a problem with this giant panda’s paw? We didn’t even notice." Mr. Fan frowned, "It seems like we aren’t attentive enough. If Dr. Chen hadn’t returned, would she have to endure the pain indefinitely?"
Little Sen pursed his lips and said nothing, and the air seed to freeze instantly.
"It was indeed a tiny pebble." Chen Ying dropped the pebble onto the tray, and the small "ding" sound tightened everyone’s hearts.
After ticulously cleaning the affected area again, Chen Ying also tidied up the surrounding fur and skin flakiness before applying so dication and sticking on a patch.
This patch probably wouldn’t last through the night before she rubbed it off.
As for the toothache, Chen Ying checked it and found it to be a symptom typical of elderly pandas.
For this, he could only consult a dentist to see if there was any way to alleviate the toothache symptoms.
He carefully snapped so photos and took a short video of Mama Panda’s oral cavity, sending them to a dentist he once collaborated with, asking him to have a look. Chen Ying then began massaging Mama Panda.
As an orthopedic doctor, he had a set thod for massaging humans and animals alike.
Pleasantly served by his massage, Mama Panda managed to take a rare good nap.
"I’m back this ti and won’t leave for a while, at least until she gives birth."
"There shouldn’t be any issues with the external environnt. Regarding food, I have arranged for soone and Xiao Xia to prepare it for Mama Panda. Xiao Xia has to be more attentive. You’re the expert in dietary ratios, so I won’t make any random suggestions. Anything requiring cooperation from the center, just say the word."
A wild giant panda, giving birth at an old age, and actively seeking help from humans.
This news has already spread swiftly, with so dia outlets attempting to infiltrate the ergency station. What they needed to do now was try their best to prevent these people from disrupting Mama Panda’s life.
"The Protection Bureau and local police station have set up checkpoints, not allowing external vehicles onto the mountain paths. But it won’t prevent others from trying all ans to co over, so you all need to be vigilant, and report any issues to the police promptly."
This was the trouble of not having the cubs at the center. With the center’s strict security asures, those people could not possibly approach the enclosed area.
"No problem, we should be able to stop them from disturbing us." Chen Ying looked up at Little Sen, hinting at sothing.
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