China Travel News

As expected, five days later, that is today (June 13th), at 3:00 pm, Ying Ying shows obvious reproducing reaction. At 3:58 pm, amniotic fluid breaks. All the employees of the Breeding Field become more intense. In order to not disturb her reproduction, except keepers, all the employees gather in the Control Room and keep close eyes on her on the screen.

In the past 10 years from 1998, Ying Ying reproduced 6 fetuses 11 foals in total. Even though she has rich experience, at this moment, she seems very hard. She is not as young and strong as that before. Keeper Tan Chengbin goes into the Control Room and tells everyone urgently, "the head of the cub has come out. But Ying Ying can not use any strength any more. And the cub draws back again." At this time, every one is very anxious. But there isn´t any way to help this struggling mother.

Ying Ying fidgets in the enclosure. Every time she uses strength, employees in the Control Room hold their fists, hoping they can do her a favor. All are very worried, because if the cub can not get out of the vagina in a long time after leaving the uterus, it would be very dangerous.

After a long-time rest, Ying Ying tries again. A sharp sound breaks all the silence and intense. The cub is born. Some experienced keepers tell me, "The cub is very healthy. Its activity shows this."

This spring, Ying Ying moved into oestrus period at Ya´an. However, there wasn´t an appropriate male panda at Ya´an that can mate with her. So the leaders of the research center decided that she should be transferred to Wolong at once and mated with Ling Ling and Qing Qing. To make sure she can be pregnant, scientific researchers made artificial insemination for her.

Now Ying Ying is not only a mother, but also a grandmother. She gave birth to her daughter You You in 1998 which has been the mother of 4 cubs. Besides, Yang Yang, her daughter born in 2000, now lives in Austria and became a mother last year.