PDLP Chapter 20 Feeding pandas?!
Chapter 20 Feeding pandas?!
Qinling.
"Once we get over this mountain, we'll be outside."
"This inspection tour has now come to an end."
"It's a pity we didn't get to climb that mountain. It's said that there are traces of giant panda activity there, but there's no path to get up there. It's either a cliff or a dense bamboo forest."
"We can't get up there."
A team of six people was hiking in the mountains.
The group consisted of four members of the expedition team and two journalists.
The Qinling Mountains have a very good ecosystem and a great variety and number of protected animals, such as golden monkeys, takins, crested ibises, and red-bellied pheasants.
This is also the only place in China where wild giant pandas can be found.
Therefore, the Forestry Bureau conducts special inspection activities every year.
The expedition team will deploy infrared cameras in the forest to capture traces of wildlife life.
If you manage to photograph a wild giant panda, that would be an even better thing.
"It's a pity I didn't see any giant pandas."
Female reporter Li Rou looked at the mountains and forests and sighed.
The expedition team did not live in the mountains for a month. Instead, they would go into the mountains for two to three days each time, then go out again to regroup and conduct investigations in different areas.
Although we can't go deep into the mountains, it's safer this way.
So reporters can also go along.
"Wild giant pandas are very difficult to see; they hide in bamboo forests and generally do not show themselves."
"This is what Sun Wei, the team leader, explained."
"We hope that the cameras we've set up will capture traces of wild giant panda activity."
As they were talking, a young expedition member named Wu Fei saw a rock more than 2 meters high next to him. He climbed up from the side, took out his binoculars, and looked at the mountain peak.
The mountain is covered with lush vegetation, but it is not easy to climb.
In some places there are cliffs, and in others there are bamboo groves growing almost side by side, with steep slopes.
The expedition team, carrying their luggage, and the reporters and photographers, carrying their equipment, all found it difficult to climb up.
Wu Fei used binoculars to observe the mountain, hoping to spot wild giant pandas.
Because there is a high possibility that there are wild giant pandas in the mountains.
The camera pans back and forth among the trees and jungle.
At this moment, Wu Fei seemed to see something and paused for a moment.
He held the binoculars and slowly moved back.
Then, his eyes widened and his mouth involuntarily opened.
He saw someone!
A person sitting on a mountaintop!
"Holy crap, there are people on that mountain! Someone went up there!"
Wu Fei shouted in shock.
Upon hearing his words, the others all turned to look at him.
"Wu Fei, are you sure? How could anyone possibly have climbed that mountain!"
Team leader Sun Wei was somewhat surprised and quickly asked.
"Team Leader Sun, come up here and look! There's a young man sitting on that rock at the top of the mountain!"
Wu Fei pointed to the mountaintop and reported loudly.
"Let me see!"
Curious, Sun Wei immediately climbed onto the large rock and took out his binoculars to look towards the mountaintop.
"Where?" He began searching for his target.
The others also became interested.
Even the usually taciturn and focused photographer wanted to see what was going on.
Everyone took out their binoculars and looked towards the mountaintop.
At this moment.
Xu Ran sat on a rock at the top of the mountain.
Because this is where the view is the best.
He looked towards the deep mountains, where the mountains stretched like a sea, layer upon layer, towards the horizon, with each ridge resembling a wave, magnificent and awe-inspiring.
The feeling of climbing to a high place and looking into the distance is quite nice.
Some people say that climbing mountains is tiring, but seeing the view from the top makes it all worthwhile.
Xu Ran was looking for local products on this mountain.
We were exploring the mountains, and since we were getting close to the summit, we decided to come up here.
The route he took passed through a dense bamboo forest, which seemed impenetrable, but he still managed to find a path wide enough for one person to pass through.
Xu Ran was unaware that at that very moment, a group of people were watching him through binoculars.
"The scenery is quite beautiful, but it's a pity I can't see my farm."
Xu Ran looked towards his farm, but his view was blocked by a mountain peak.
A bamboo basket was placed next to him, and it was almost full of various delicious mushrooms.
Moreover, there was an unexpected bonus this time: Xu Ran picked two wild purple Ganoderma lucidum plants, which were quite large and had not been damaged by wild boars.
Reishi mushrooms are not expensive, but wild purple reishi mushrooms can still fetch a good price.
I estimate it can sell for one or two thousand.
This is considered additional income.
Besides the Ganoderma lucidum, there were also several large bamboo shoots in the basket.
They were all dug up casually.
A cool breeze blew in from the mountains, making it a bit refreshing.
Just then, Xu Ran suddenly heard a noise behind him, and he immediately turned around to look.
To everyone's surprise, a giant panda appeared out of nowhere, emerging from the bamboo forest.
Xu Ran immediately stood up alertly.
National treasures are certainly adorable.
However, encountering a wild national treasure in the middle of nowhere is no longer a matter of whether it's cute or not.
Giant pandas are real bears with incredible strength.
The giant panda was also quite startled.
Upon seeing Xu, it shuddered and froze on the spot, completely motionless.
Neither the person nor the panda dared to make any rash moves.
The atmosphere became deadlocked for a moment.
This scene was witnessed by the expedition team below the mountain.
"Wow, a giant panda! That person encountered a wild giant panda!"
"What's going on?!"
"Oh my god, that's dangerous!"
"Please, don't let anything happen!"
The members of the expedition team exclaimed in surprise.
At the top of the mountain, Xu Ran looked at the giant panda.
He possesses the skills of a master animal trainer and can sense the emotions of giant pandas.
Judging from the current situation, this giant panda is not fierce; on the contrary, it is somewhat timid.
Presumably, she had never seen anyone before, so she appeared frightened when she first saw Xu Ran.
Xu Ran immediately relaxed.
"It really is a giant panda! I'd heard there were giant pandas in the mountains, but I'd never seen one before. I never imagined I'd actually see one!"
"That's quite unusual!"
Once she relaxed, Xu Ran's mood changed.
He noticed that the giant panda seemed to be staring at his bamboo basket, and realized that the giant panda wanted to eat bamboo shoots!
You have pretty sharp eyes!
So, Xu Ran casually took two bamboo shoots from the bamboo basket and threw them at the giant panda.
"Snapped!"
Bamboo shoots fell to the ground.
The giant panda glanced at Xu Ran cautiously, and realizing that Xu Ran meant no harm, then looked at the bamboo shoots.
In the end, I couldn't resist the temptation of bamboo shoots, so I sat down and started eating.
Seeing this, Xu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
The fact that this giant panda can sit down and start eating shows that it is not the fierce type and is quite relaxed.
That's good.
Otherwise, a fight between man and bear might have broken out.
Xu Ran was even more carefree. He took out his phone, took two photos of the giant panda, and then took two selfies of himself and the giant panda.
He rarely takes selfies, which is typical for guys; they're not that narcissistic.
But since we encountered giant pandas, we still took a couple of pictures as a token gesture.
"The mountains are really interesting; I actually encountered a wild giant panda."
"I wish I could raise it."
Xu Ran clicked his tongue.
He watched for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Xu Ran picked up his bamboo basket and decided to go down the mountain.
"National treasure, I'm leaving!"
Before leaving, Xu Ran said goodbye to the giant panda.
The panda glanced at him, then continued to concentrate on eating bamboo shoots.
Xu Ran smiled, turned and left.
Another fruitful day.
This basket of mushrooms can sell for a good amount of money.
Xu Ran was unaware that several people down the mountain were watching this scene through binoculars.
After Xu Ran left, they put down their binoculars, their faces filled with shock.
"How did this guy get up there?! He's feeding pandas?!"
"They must be local residents!"
"She looks so young!"
"Find a way to locate him and ask him for directions up the mountain. This mountain is home to giant pandas and is very valuable for research!"
After discussing it, the expedition team decided to find Xu Ran first!