Wolong 18
These are the 18 panda cubs born at Wolong Panda Reserve in 2006. My Yoong Ping is in there somewhere. (If the cubs are lined up chronologically, then #10 would be her. Is that her? Maybe … )
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The picture came from a video posted on YouTube that fellow PU member, NekoMama7, had shared on the forum. Here’s the video link:
Shinjo and Panda 1
Shinjo is a baseball star in Japan who visited Wolong, and a documentary was made of the visit. It was split into 4 parts for upload to YouTube.
I found myself laughing just at the sight of the little cubs, and even more so at their various antics! The picture above brought on the biggest laugh – there they were, lined up and digging into their milk bowls, and there’s always the naughty one, #18 in this case, who refused to join the line but ran off. And then, #9 decided to see what the fuss was all about.
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The video also offers a look at what to expect when I visit in September. Of course, as I’m no baseball star like Shinjo – or star of any sort – I can’t expect preferential treatment like he received. Still, I’ll be in panda paradise just to be in Wolong, and to see my Yoong Ping in the flesh! And of course, Hua Mei, my first panda love, who’s also in Wolong.
