Farley is more than just cute he’s a fighter
fighter
fighter when he was born his mother a first-time
when he was born his mother a first-time
when he was born his mother a first-time mom wasn’t around to take care of him
mom wasn’t around to take care of him
mom wasn’t around to take care of him keepers found him just hours after birth
keepers found him just hours after birth
keepers found him just hours after birth cold dirty and hungry when we first got
cold dirty and hungry when we first got
cold dirty and hungry when we first got our look at Farley we were mostly
our look at Farley we were mostly
our look at Farley we were mostly concerned about two things
concerned about two things
concerned about two things his early poor nutrition he had not been
his early poor nutrition he had not been
his early poor nutrition he had not been fed by the mother and the fact that he
fed by the mother and the fact that he
fed by the mother and the fact that he was hypothermic or had a low body
was hypothermic or had a low body
was hypothermic or had a low body temperature although nursery keepers
temperature although nursery keepers
temperature although nursery keepers here had never hand raised a red panda
here had never hand raised a red panda
here had never hand raised a red panda before it didn’t take long to settle on
before it didn’t take long to settle on
before it didn’t take long to settle on a successful formula that’s enough
a successful formula that’s enough
a successful formula that’s enough that’s enough so still challenging Phil
that’s enough so still challenging Phil
that’s enough so still challenging Phil nerve-wracking but he’s doing well we’re
nerve-wracking but he’s doing well we’re
nerve-wracking but he’s doing well we’re very pleased with his progress so far
very pleased with his progress so far
very pleased with his progress so far everything seems to be doing well and
everything seems to be doing well and
everything seems to be doing well and we’re just keeping her fingers crossed
we’re just keeping her fingers crossed
we’re just keeping her fingers crossed but Farley’s problems weren’t over just
but Farley’s problems weren’t over just
but Farley’s problems weren’t over just yet at only three weeks his once
yet at only three weeks his once
yet at only three weeks his once voracious appetite began to shrink and
voracious appetite began to shrink and
voracious appetite began to shrink and his breathing became heavy keepers
his breathing became heavy keepers
his breathing became heavy keepers rushed him to the zoo’s hospital he had
rushed him to the zoo’s hospital he had
rushed him to the zoo’s hospital he had a very advanced and very severe
a very advanced and very severe
a very advanced and very severe infection going on inside of his body
infection going on inside of his body
infection going on inside of his body and that he was indeed struggling for
and that he was indeed struggling for
and that he was indeed struggling for life for a while it was touch-and-go
life for a while it was touch-and-go
life for a while it was touch-and-go the massive infection required weeks of
the massive infection required weeks of
the massive infection required weeks of heavy antibiotics and regular tube
heavy antibiotics and regular tube
heavy antibiotics and regular tube feedings soon Farley was well enough to
feedings soon Farley was well enough to
feedings soon Farley was well enough to move back to his home at the nursery and
move back to his home at the nursery and
move back to his home at the nursery and ready to take the next step this change
ready to take the next step this change
ready to take the next step this change right now is just to try to get him to
right now is just to try to get him to
right now is just to try to get him to be a better climber he’s doing well
be a better climber he’s doing well
be a better climber he’s doing well really well exploring what he needed
really well exploring what he needed
really well exploring what he needed next in life was at the Rosamond Gifford
next in life was at the Rosamond Gifford
next in life was at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse New York another hand
Zoo in Syracuse New York another hand
Zoo in Syracuse New York another hand raised red panda named Vinci it’s very
raised red panda named Vinci it’s very
raised red panda named Vinci it’s very important for red pandas as as
important for red pandas as as
important for red pandas as as youngsters to have playmates
youngsters to have playmates
youngsters to have playmates so that they don’t bond so completely
so that they don’t bond so completely
so that they don’t bond so completely with human beings as you can see they’re
with human beings as you can see they’re
with human beings as you can see they’re really really active and they really
really really active and they really
really really active and they really like each other’s company and I like to
like each other’s company and I like to
like each other’s company and I like to play and sleep together now I think the
play and sleep together now I think the
play and sleep together now I think the the essential thing about Farley that
the essential thing about Farley that
the essential thing about Farley that sets him apart is his struggle was very
sets him apart is his struggle was very
sets him apart is his struggle was very difficult he never lost his will to
difficult he never lost his will to
difficult he never lost his will to survive and the personality that emerged
survive and the personality that emerged
survive and the personality that emerged from those struggles was one that was
from those struggles was one that was
from those struggles was one that was surprisingly affectionate and playful
surprisingly affectionate and playful
surprisingly affectionate and playful and he was just a great guy
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