April 9, 2020, a news made people all over the world feel regretful:
It was around 2 a.m., the panda Lu Luzai, who was only 8 months old in the Shenshuping Base of Wolong China Giant Panda Courtyard, left us forever.
Lu Luzai's death makes people feel deeply regretful, because this cute little panda did not leave the world due to illness or other reasons, but because of an accident.
At that time, the 8-month-old Lu Luzai climbed onto a wooden frame with a lob ball to play. Perhaps because Lu Luzai was too young, he curiously wrapped the lob ball rope around his body, and soon it began to struggle. In just a few minutes, Lu Luzai died motionless due to suffocation.
Because Lu Luzai turned his back to the ornamental glass when he died, the patrol staff at Shenshuping Base thought it was just hanging on the tree to play, and did not pay much attention. It was not until 9 a.m. that the breeder entered the panda athlete and found that Lu Luzai had suffocated and died.
Lu Luzai's "suicide" in this way made countless people who love giant pandas sigh. As a Chinese totem, giant pandas have been well known to the world. Such a cherished national treasure is a bit heartbroken by modern people. Little do you know that the giant panda inheritance has gone through a lot of bloody storms.
Origin
Things are precious because they are rare, and love is more kind because of old age. The reason why giant pandas are known as China's national treasure is no longer just because of their rare population, but also because of their unique representation. In other words, when you mention giant pandas, you will subconsciously think of China.
The history of giant pandas has been passed down to this day. In today's era, people have discovered fossils of the ancestor of giant pandas. According to relevant research, this fossil has a history of about 8 million years. Most species at the same time as the primordial panda are now extinct, which shows how tenacious pandas exist. The ancestors of giant pandas were first carnivorous animals. In the process of continuous evolution, they evolved into omnivorous animals to adapt to the needs of the environment. At the same time, in order to facilitate the intake of bamboo, panda molars began to become sharp and their claws evolved in time. The panda's claws begin to generate an additional "thumb" in addition to the five toes. This "thumb" scientifically called "radial sesame bone" makes the panda very convenient to hold the smooth bamboo with his hands.
The giant pandas can survive to this day because they continue to evolve, but the giant pandas have such strong evolution ability, why are the number still so rare now? This is because giant pandas have very strict requirements for their habitat.
Giant pandas are now mainly concentrated in the deep mountainous areas of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The Yangtze River and the deep valleys of the mountains can not only provide sufficient food for pandas, but also bring them warm, cool and humid living conditions. These areas are the windward side of the southeast monsoon. The breeze is mixed with water vapor on the river, so the average humidity in these areas is above 80%, which is extremely suitable for pandas to inhabit. Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places in our country have become homes for pandas, and pandas have originated from our country since ancient times.
Therefore, we can say that every panda has Chinese descent. Its precious value and narrow living environment have given it a unique label in China.
enthusiastically kills
It is precisely because it is unique to China that most people in the world do not know that such a cute species exists. When they learned that such "rare things" exist in the world, their first idea was to take them for themselves, even if they could do anything.
The United States, a rising capital empire, was relatively friendly compared to Britain, France and other countries when Western powers continued to suppress China. The Qing and the United States respect each other relatively more. For example, the United States refunded the Boxer Revenue. Not only that, it also arranged for Qing Dynasty students to study in the United States to learn trendy thinking and advanced technology. But when they learn about giant pandas, a species they haven't heard of. The United States reveals its hideous face.
After French missionary David hunted pandas in 1869 and brought panda samples back to France, the whole world knew that there was a magical animal in China that was slightly more than 100 million in the world. Since then, pandas began to survive in a pool of blood.
The most adventurous Americans are even more so. President Roosevelt's two sons Theodore and Kmitt followed closely the footsteps of French missionary David and entered the Daliangshan to look for the traces of pandas. He even shot and killed the giant panda in Yuexi County and brought him back to China as a specimen. Why don’t foreigners catch pandas alive if they love them so much? Because the conditions were limited at that time, the living conditions of giant pandas were extremely harsh. David once brought a panda back to France, but the panda was already dying halfway. In this way, foreigners know that the possibility of pandas being brought back to their country alive is very small. So, they thought that even if they did not hesitate to kill the panda, they would bring this rare beast back to their country, even if it was made into specimens.
After the Roosevelt brothers, Germany, Britain and other countries have also begun to hunt giant pandas one after another. Later, local hunters thought it was profitable, so they took the initiative to hunt giant pandas and then sold them to foreigners at high prices to make huge profits.
At one time, giant panda specimens were found in many Western museums. But when can the giant panda be captured alive?
1936, Ruth and Chinese-American Zhang Quentin came to Sichuan to plan to capture the real giant panda alive. They were lucky that Zhang Quentin found a little panda weighing less than 3 pounds in a small cave. Ruth was very happy and even named the little guy "Su Lin". In order to successfully carry this panda, Ruth is well aware of the authorities' unspoken rules. On the one hand, she bribed officials with a lot of money, and on the other hand, she disguised Su Lin as a pug. In this way, Su Lin was taken out of China. When Roosevelt's son Theodore saw Su Lin, he said emotionally: "I am willing to replace it with my son and make it a souvenir under my gun." For some reason, foreigners at that time also had such perverted and crazy ideas while loving it. It is conceivable that Su Lin would be unacceptable in that crazy country. A year later, Su Lin also became a specimen.
chasing
Under the cruel hunting of many forces, in the smoke of war in modern China. Pandas, a species that is strictly required for habitat, has begun to decline sharply.
However, the enthusiastic pursuit of pandas abroad has not diminished at all.
Until the early days of the founding of New China, pandas were also given to other countries as a state gift. In 1957, Panda Pingping was given to the Soviet Union as a state gift. As a result, pandas became a national gift and were sent to other countries.
From 1957 to 1982, China has given 23 pandas to 9 countries to show friendly exchanges.
By the 1980s, China gradually realized the value of pandas, and this method of giving was also replaced by rental. China has extremely strict requirements on the conditions for panda rental. For example, in order to rent pandas, , the Netherlands changed three prime ministers in total, and it took fifteen years to achieve it.
Although the conditions for panda rental are so "unkind", many countries are happy.
For example, our neighbor Japan:
As early as 1972, when giant pandas Lanlan and Kang Kang arrived in Japan for the first time, there were thousands of people empty and 3,000 people started queuing since night. Just to see the living panda with your own eyes. Because of pandas, Japan even launched a "panda economy" for a period of time. The products are printed with panda patterns. Some merchants admitted in an interview with the media that where there are pandas, they can make money.
includes the panda " Xiangxiang " born in Japan. This name was chosen by 320,000 Japanese people. As of last year, Xiangxiang will return to China at the age of two. When the Japanese people learned about the situation, they protested to the government. The Japanese government had no choice but to negotiate with us and apply for a one-year extension. The Japanese showed their love for pandas with practical actions.
Panda is a unique treasure in our country, but pandas are also from the world. Beautiful things should be appreciated and protected by everyone. Pandas evolved all the way, but almost became extinct in modern massacres. Nowadays, the world must treat pandas well and the environment where they live together.
