Chapter 727: Chapter 726: Confird the Sll, t the Right Bear! Chapter 727: Chapter 726: Confird the Sll, t the Right Bear! Panda exhibit!
Cloud made her way to the perch and slowly climbed up.
She lay down on her side on the platform, rubbing her neck against the rough tree bark, and then her cheek too.
One paw wrapped around the branch behind her, followed by her feet vigorously pushing upward, twisting her waist as if to rub her back through this motion!
After lifting her feet several tis, her paw scratched vigorously on the tree bark, the sharp nails scraping off a few specks of wood chips, and then she gave her face and soft ears a good rub, scratching her belly with her feet as well.
She seed to itch all over, scratching here and rubbing there, visibly uncomfortable.
Then she wrapped her arms around the branch, opening her mouth to let out a soft, sheep-like cry.
“h-hmmm-hmmm~~~h-hmmm-hmmm~~~”
While humming and shaking her head, her butt rubbed against the platform beneath her.
It was both a scratch for itchiness and a way of marking territory!
During their mating season, giant pandas mark their territory with urine, secretions from their anal glands, or a combination of both, spreading the scent on tree trunks, walls, and various other frequently visited places.
Once done marking, they will also peel off the tree bark at the marked spot or leave scratch marks to catch the attention of other pandas.
When a female giant panda marks her scent, it ans she’s ready for love. After a male giant panda finds a female by following her scent, the two will switch to vocal communication to express their mutual affection.
After rubbing for a while, she moved to another spot and grabbed a tire toy to hug.
Her chubby bottom sat on the tire, completely enveloping it.
With her front paws hugging the tire, her body swayed back and forth, like a child who puts their feet on the table and leans back in a chair, swinging to play.
She appeared carefree and cute, but in reality, it was quite a struggle!
In the short mating season, not eating or drinking, her body would lose more than ten pounds.
After rubbing for a while, her paws holding the tire, she leaned back.
She looked like a big glutinous rice dumpling as she slowly lay down on the ground!
Her legs followed by clamping on the tire, unconsciously swinging back and forth.
It seed she was discreetly engaging in so shaful activity.
After clamping the tire for a while, she then rolled forward, and sat back down on the ground.
Staring blankly ahead, her belly heaved in and out as if she had just finished running, continuously gasping for air.
Suddenly, both of her legs, once clamping the tire, spread out powerlessly to the sides.
Sighing out a long breath, she entered a state of post-excitent calm.
Fang Ye and Guan Shan, Lan Li, and others were observing Cloud’s behavior from outside.
Since everyone was relatively free, they all ca over to watch the rare scene.
Fang Ye stroked his chin and said, “It looks like Cloud is in heat and wants to find a male panda for a romantic ti, to fall in love!”
Lan Li naively responded, “Eh, how co I didn’t notice?”
Fang Ye chuckled, “Hehe,” and said, “Let tell you a lesser-known fact—pandas can also comfort themselves!”
Recalling Cloud’s actions, Lan Li’s face turned a bit red, and she whispered, “I thought it was just playing…”
Guan Shan said expectantly, “It looks like they can et each other now!”
Fang Ye said, “Yeah, we can open the door now!”
The panda exhibit, when viewed from above, forms a Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram, with a wave-shaped wall in the middle.
Usually, it separates the two pandas so they cannot see each other.
The edge of the space is actually interconnected, hidden by the double walls and a middle railing made of a grille door that has never been opened before.
The introduction is all about a gradual process: first by swapping enclosures, sniffing feces to get familiar with each other’s scent, then letting them have contact through the railing.
After the two pandas et, if they are compatible, the door will be opened to let them naturally mate.
If the two pandas show no reaction to each other after eting, and they aren’t interested in one another, a new partner will be introduced, or artificial insemination will be perford.
Of course, Cloud and Zhuangzhuang had no other options to choose from, so artificial insemination was the only choice if they weren’t interested.
Natural mating would be best.
Although a lot of preparatory work had been done, everyone still felt sowhat uneasy at this mont.
The animal keeper received instructions to remove the wall covering, revealing a wire sh door.
Cloud and Zhuangzhuang kept moving around in the activity area, occasionally stopping to scratch an itch, leaving behind their own scent marks.
When Zhuangzhuang approached a wall, he suddenly sensed sothing unusual and began to sniff carefully.
Carried by the wind, a faint scent reached him, the sa as the unidentified female bear from the pen he had been staying in these past couple of days!
Zhuangzhuang beca excited instantly!
Following the scent, he discovered that, at so point, the wall had turned into a door?
The strong scent of the female bear was coming from the opposite side.
Zhuangzhuang pressed his face against the door, gazing eagerly across, but he could only see clearly for 5 ters; beyond 10 ters, his severe myopia made it impossible to distinguish anything.
But his sense of sll would not deceive him!
“h~~~ h~~~”
Zhuangzhuang started calling loudly at the doorway, pacing back and forth excitedly!
Cloud ca over when she heard the commotion!
The two pandas stood in front of the railing, quieted down, and observed each other carefully.
As cubs, they might have clung to adult legs and drank milk together at the Panda Base, but those mories were too distant, and with the changes as they grew, surely there were no recollections left.
Fang Ye watched this historic mont, feeling excited and nervous!
“h~”
Cloud called out softly, breaking the silence.
It was like a greeting!
“h~~~”
Zhuangzhuang also called out tremblingly!
Cloud realized that this familiar voice, which she had heard over the last couple of days, was his!
The two pandas drew a bit closer, their faces almost touching the railing as they sniffed each other’s scents carefully.
Since the zoo had exchanged their dating profiles in advance, the encounter felt quite familiar to them.
They then rubbed against the railing to leave their own scents!
Cloud, with her tail raised, rubbed back and forth on the railing, while Zhuangzhuang eagerly pressed his nose against it, shalessly sniffing the scent from Cloud’s behind.
It was like they had been chatting online previously, acquiring so knowledge about each other but still separated by a barrier.
No matter how enjoyable the online chat, one still needs to et in person to determine if there’s a real attraction, to see if the other is their “type”!
Zhuangzhuang took a deep breath; ah, this was the scent! It was the type he liked!
When Zhuangzhuang had finished sniffing, it was Cloud’s turn!
Pandas have their own elaborate courtship rituals, but humans might find such thods sowhat embarrassing.
After sniffing each other’s scent, both pandas thought well of each other!
Separated by the railing, they began to hum and call out to each other with lodic, tender voices.
“h~~ Mmm~~”
“Mmm, Mmm~~~”
You call out, I call out, murmuring sweet nothings to each other.
Fang Ye watched this scene, unable to resist clenching his fist in happiness!
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