Itโs hard not to love panda bears. Their unique black and white markings, friendly and curious personalities, whatโs not to love? And, if you can believe it, there are people that get to work and interact with them every single day.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a non-profit organization located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Itโs a conservation, research, breeding, and education base founded in 1987 that focuses on pandas and other rare animals.
While a lot of the work is scientific at the facility, there are also little behind the scene moments that are interesting to watch as well.
One clip thatโs spread like wildfire across the internet involves a cub thatโs wandering free outside of his cage. Cheng Lan is the name of the adorable creature and he can be seen taking itty-bitty steps on the concrete floor.
An employee from the Chengdu Research Base is in the same room doing her work but doesnโt seem too concerned that the baby is loose. She fiddles with a hose without paying much attention to the tiny thing.
Yet, thereโs another figure in the room who does seem concerned that Cheng Lan isnโt where he should be. By no surprise, โ itโs his mom!
Cheng Da is behind the metal bars of her pen when she zeros in on the cub. She heads down to the end of the cage to try and reach her son, but being an adult female, thereโs no way sheโs getting through the bar openings.
According to National Geographic, the average giant panda will eat 12 hours a day and needs to consume 28-lbs of bamboo to meet dietary needs. Theyโll also occasionally eat rodents or birds too.
Mama panda Cheng Da stands watching Cheng Lan whoโs only moving at a snail speed. But since she canโt get to him, perhaps sheโs thinking, โCome on worker lady? A little hand here?โ
Finally, as if the woman can sense Cheng Daโs concern, she goes and swoops up the cub. She then takes him and pushes him through the bars into the pen (so maybe thatโs how he got out in the first place).
Cheng Da is right there waiting for the cub. As soon as the worker pushes him in, she takes over and grabs him by his fur. Itโs as if you can almost hearโฆ Oooh, oooh, youโre in trouble!
The mom panda then drags her โnaughtyโ son to the back of the cage and sits with her back towards the camera. At this point, you can no longer see little Cheng Lan.
Now, itโs unclear what happened after that โ but people have left some pretty hilarious comments in response to the viral scene, which seems relatable to parenting.
reBel XD wrote:
โsheโs like โhow many times i have to tell u not to play outside when theyโre cleaningโ
YouTube user, Papori B., gave us a look at what their dialog must have been like.
โbaby : mom, look I am exploring the world
Mom : now explore the cornerโ
Coldstreamer957 brought up a line thatโs very familiar to many.
โYou could just make out as mom was dragging him, โjust you wait till your dad gets home!โ And the cub says โbut moooooooommmmmmmmm!โ
Itโs no wonder this video has been viewed millions of times. Itโs just too cute! Watch it below.
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