I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 727 - 726 Confirmed the Smell Met the Right Bear

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.

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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 means 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 seemed she was discreetly engaging in some shameful 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-excitement calm.

Fang Ye and Guan Shan, Lan Li, and others were observing Cloud’s behavior from outside.

Since everyone was relatively free, they all came 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 time, to fall in love!”

Lan Li naively responded, “Eh, how come I didn’t notice?”

Fang Ye chuckled, “Hehe,” and said, “Let me 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 meet 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 meet, 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 meeting, and they aren’t interested in one another, a new partner will be introduced, or artificial insemination will be performed.

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 somewhat uneasy at this moment.

The animal keeper received instructions to remove the wall covering, revealing a wire mesh 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 something unusual and began to sniff carefully.

Carried by the wind, a faint scent reached him, the same as the unidentified female bear from the pen he had been staying in these past couple of days!

Zhuangzhuang became excited instantly!

Following the scent, he discovered that, at some 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 meters; beyond 10 meters, his severe myopia made it impossible to distinguish anything.

But his sense of smell would not deceive him!

“Meh~~~ Meh~~~”

Zhuangzhuang started calling loudly at the doorway, pacing back and forth excitedly!

Cloud came 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 memories were too distant, and with the changes as they grew, surely there were no recollections left.

Fang Ye watched this historic moment, feeling excited and nervous!

“Meh~”

Cloud called out softly, breaking the silence.

It was like a greeting!

“Meh~~~”

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, shamelessly sniffing the scent from Cloud’s behind.

It was like they had been chatting online previously, acquiring some knowledge about each other but still separated by a barrier.

No matter how enjoyable the online chat, one still needs to meet 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 methods somewhat 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 melodic, tender voices.

“Meh~~ 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!