I’m one of a very select group of people to get to interact with this animal and
to get to interact with this animal and
to get to interact with this animal and I don’t take that for granted it’s
I don’t take that for granted it’s
I don’t take that for granted it’s really cool for me to get to do
really cool for me to get to do
really cool for me to get to do something like that
something like that
something like that Beibei is just absolutely a joy to work
Beibei is just absolutely a joy to work
Beibei is just absolutely a joy to work with there is something about him he’s
with there is something about him he’s
with there is something about him he’s so sweet he is very interested in
so sweet he is very interested in
so sweet he is very interested in interacting with us she seems to really
interacting with us she seems to really
interacting with us she seems to really like us good boy
like us good boy
like us good boy he just started training with Bay Bay so
he just started training with Bay Bay so
he just started training with Bay Bay so we start very basic with things like
we start very basic with things like
we start very basic with things like calling him to us so he learns that when
calling him to us so he learns that when
calling him to us so he learns that when he’s out in the yard if we call him and
he’s out in the yard if we call him and
he’s out in the yard if we call him and come inside if we ask him to one of the
come inside if we ask him to one of the
come inside if we ask him to one of the things that we have to be mindful of is
things that we have to be mindful of is
things that we have to be mindful of is that he’s only eight months old so if
that he’s only eight months old so if
that he’s only eight months old so if you have a toddler at home or have ever
you have a toddler at home or have ever
you have a toddler at home or have ever been around little kids you know they
been around little kids you know they
been around little kids you know they don’t have a very long attention span
don’t have a very long attention span
don’t have a very long attention span he’s very much the same way when I go
what do you think you just like goes two
what do you think you just like goes two feet and then rolls around
feet and then rolls around
feet and then rolls around now it’s gonna dive yeah it’s very
now it’s gonna dive yeah it’s very
now it’s gonna dive yeah it’s very science fun
science fun
science fun Oh pandas generally lead with their
Oh pandas generally lead with their
Oh pandas generally lead with their noses they use their sense of smell and
noses they use their sense of smell and
noses they use their sense of smell and they kind of test things out with their
they kind of test things out with their
they kind of test things out with their noses so we asked them to touch the
noses so we asked them to touch the
noses so we asked them to touch the target good good target we use food as a
target good good target we use food as a
target good good target we use food as a really good reward he really likes sweet
really good reward he really likes sweet
really good reward he really likes sweet potato so we tend to use that it’s
potato so we tend to use that it’s
potato so we tend to use that it’s actually cooked he likes it cooked it’s
actually cooked he likes it cooked it’s
actually cooked he likes it cooked it’s a little bit sweeter probably that way
a little bit sweeter probably that way
a little bit sweeter probably that way and then we move on to slightly harder
and then we move on to slightly harder
and then we move on to slightly harder things like asking him to you know put
things like asking him to you know put
things like asking him to you know put his paw up for us to show on the mesh or
his paw up for us to show on the mesh or
his paw up for us to show on the mesh or to stand up so we can look at his body
to stand up so we can look at his body
to stand up so we can look at his body or open his mouth we can look at his
or open his mouth we can look at his
or open his mouth we can look at his teeth even at 40 pounds baby he’s really
teeth even at 40 pounds baby he’s really
teeth even at 40 pounds baby he’s really strong and if he wants to come and latch
strong and if he wants to come and latch
strong and if he wants to come and latch on to my legs sometimes I can’t get them
on to my legs sometimes I can’t get them
on to my legs sometimes I can’t get them off of me so when we get to that point
off of me so when we get to that point
off of me so when we get to that point we have to stop going in the mouth um we
we have to stop going in the mouth um we
we have to stop going in the mouth um we do have this special training shoot that
do have this special training shoot that
do have this special training shoot that we can put the adult pandas into and
we can put the adult pandas into and
we can put the adult pandas into and it’s basically a small enclosure that is
it’s basically a small enclosure that is
it’s basically a small enclosure that is safe for the pandas and for us to
safe for the pandas and for us to
safe for the pandas and for us to interact and it’s got an attachment
interact and it’s got an attachment
interact and it’s got an attachment where they can put their arm in a little
where they can put their arm in a little
where they can put their arm in a little sleeve and hold onto a bar we can get
sleeve and hold onto a bar we can get
sleeve and hold onto a bar we can get their blood that way or their blood
their blood that way or their blood
their blood that way or their blood pressure and they can do it without
pressure and they can do it without
pressure and they can do it without using anesthesia when we can train him
using anesthesia when we can train him
using anesthesia when we can train him maybe five maybe ten minutes and then he
maybe five maybe ten minutes and then he
maybe five maybe ten minutes and then he starts to lose interest you can tell
starts to lose interest you can tell
starts to lose interest you can tell that he’s losing interest in a he’s not
that he’s losing interest in a he’s not
that he’s losing interest in a he’s not participating in the training anymore
participating in the training anymore
participating in the training anymore and B he starts to want to play and
and B he starts to want to play and
and B he starts to want to play and generally he starts to want to play a
generally he starts to want to play a
generally he starts to want to play a little bit rough so at that point we
little bit rough so at that point we
little bit rough so at that point we tried to end the session on a good note
tried to end the session on a good note
tried to end the session on a good note and then get him shifted out to his
and then get him shifted out to his
and then get him shifted out to his mother so he can burn off that energy
mother so he can burn off that energy
mother so he can burn off that energy that he’s now kind of got going outside
that he’s now kind of got going outside
that he’s now kind of got going outside with his mom it’s definitely a great job
with his mom it’s definitely a great job
with his mom it’s definitely a great job to have to be able to play that baby
to have to be able to play that baby
to have to be able to play that baby pandas here day yes it’s fun I’m not
pandas here day yes it’s fun I’m not
pandas here day yes it’s fun I’m not gonna like we all love it but it’s not
gonna like we all love it but it’s not
gonna like we all love it but it’s not just a petting session it’s more about
just a petting session it’s more about
just a petting session it’s more about building a relationship right bud
building a relationship right bud
building a relationship right bud I also love the fact that I’m
I also love the fact that I’m
I also love the fact that I’m contributing and my team is contributing
contributing and my team is contributing
contributing and my team is contributing to this greater effort of saving giant
to this greater effort of saving giant
to this greater effort of saving giant pandas we have produced three cubs and
pandas we have produced three cubs and
pandas we have produced three cubs and all of our Cubs are going to go to China
all of our Cubs are going to go to China
all of our Cubs are going to go to China and be part of the breeding program and
and be part of the breeding program and
and be part of the breeding program and we’re helping to create larger numbers
we’re helping to create larger numbers
we’re helping to create larger numbers of pandas in captivity so that we can
of pandas in captivity so that we can
of pandas in captivity so that we can continue to put them back into the wild
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