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- *Bel l* This is a story about
- connections between people,
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- between cultures,
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- even between animals.
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- For a determined panda expert like
- Hou Rong,
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- those connections
- can be full of surprises.
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- Hou Rong is the Director of Research
- at the Chengdu Panda Base
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- in China's Sichuan province.
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- She's responsible for the country's
- largest population of captive-born pandas.
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- *pandas g roan i ng softly*
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- These cubs are just two months old.
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- Too young to even crawl.
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- *speaki ng Mandari n*
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- *Bel l* Hou Rong and her colleagues
- used new techniques
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- that led to the birth
- of over 200 baby pandas.
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- She's known as the "Panda Mom."
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- -*panda g roan i ng softly*
- -*conti n ues speaki ng Mandari n*
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- *Hou Rong* l've dedicated my life
- to the conservation of giant pandas.
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- A healthy captive
- population can help save wild pandas
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- from extinction.
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- *Bel l* For such a famous animal, very
- little is actually known about wild pandas.
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- Giant pandas are the oldest and most
- endangered species of all living bears.
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- They once roamed across much of
- ancient China.
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- For thousands of years kingdoms
- and dynasties rose and tumbled.
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- And people transformed the landscape
- for their own use.
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- The loss of their habitat pushed pandas
- higher and higher into these mountains.
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- Today, there are fewer
- than 2,000 giant pandas in the wild.
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- Scattered in small groups
- and isolated from each other
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- by rugged terrain and human development.
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- The lack of genetic diversity is an
- added danger to their long-term survival.
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- -*pandas sq ueaki ng*
- -*Hou speaki ng i nd isti nctly*
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- *Bel l* Hou Rong hopes her cubs can help
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- increase the wild population
- and expand their gene pool.
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- They've been carefully bred
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- for a special mission,
- to be a panda force
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- in the battle against extinction.
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- *pandas snori ng*
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- *Bel l* Hou Rong's dream is to start
- the next phase of her program
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- and release some of
- these cubs into the wild.
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- The cubs' mothers were also born
- at the Panda Base.
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- They don't have the experience
- to help them go wild.
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- So Hou Rong
- will look elsewhere for help.
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- Her search
- will lead her across the world
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- to the small American town
- of Lyme, New Hampshire.
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- And the home of Papa Bear.
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- Yeah , what a good boy.
- What a good boy. Yeah .
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- *Bel l* Ben Kilham takes in
- orphaned black bear cubs
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- and returns them to the wild.
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- Black bears are the most common
- of all bear species.
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- But each one has its own personality.
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- These little orphans
- are only ten weeks old.
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- You wanna climb out, you wanna
- come up and see me.
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- Hmm?
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- Yeah , that wasn't so hard , was it?
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- *Ki l ham* At this age,
- they sleep most of the day.
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- But when they're hungry,
- they turn into little monsters.
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- *Bel l* Ben and his family provide
- constant care and affection.
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- lf you think having kids is hard,
- try raising three bears in your house.
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- *cu bs screech i ng*
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- Come on guys, let's go for a walk.
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- *Bel l* Once spring arrives,
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- the cubs move out of the house
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- and Ben takes them
- for long walks in the woods.
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- Come on , guys.
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- Let's go up the pond . Come on .
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- *Ki l ham* When l was a boy l had trouble
- learning in school.
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- As l grew up l realized l just had
- a different way of seeing the world.
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- l could read nature the way other
- people read books.
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- Do you wanna go for a swim?
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- *Bel l* Ben's method is simple.
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- Build trust,
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- then provide security
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- and opportunity for the cubs to explore.
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- *Ki l ham* l don't teach bears
- how to be bears.
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- The knowledge is already inside them.
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- Come on , let's go home.
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- *Bel l* Next summer,
- this little troupe will break up.
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- And the bears will be returned to
- the forests of New England.
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- Ben has successfully
- released over 150 bears.
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- Hou Rong was introduced to Ben
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- by her friends at
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- She came to New Hampshire to see
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- if he and his black bears
- could help her pandas.
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- -*Mrs. Ki l ham* H i .
- -*dogs barki ng*
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- Watch out, guys, watch out.
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- Welcome, welcome, welcome.
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- *i nd isti nct g reeti ngs*
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- By your experi ments, which
- age is better to use th is method?
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- Wel l , the you nger ones are the only ones
- we can do the method with .
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- - Okay.
- - Of walking that would be comparable
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- to what we could do with pandas.
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- - Mmm-hmm .
- - And because all of your pandas,
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- they don't have the experience
- with their mothers either.
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- Yes. Yeah .
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- *Bel l* The best model
- for Hou Rong's pandas
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- is a bear named Squirty.
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- *Ki l ham* Squirty was one
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- She was a tiny little thing.
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- But she had a big, bossy personality.
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- *Bel l* Ben brings Hou Rong to his
- study site to demonstrate
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- how the trust
- you develop with young bears
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- can last long after they go wild.
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- Squirty is a wild bear now.
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- She's 22 years old.
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- And has raised over 20 of her own cubs.
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- *Ki l ham* H i, Squ i rty.
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- *Hou* H i, Sq u i rty.
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- *Ki l ham* Yeah, good girl .
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- Squirty lets me put a tracking
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- But l have to be careful.
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- She's still the boss.
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- *Sq u i rty h uffs*
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- *Bel l* Ben and Squirty
- have changed each other's lives.
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- He gave her the chance to thrive
- and in return, she's been his guide
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- into the world of wild black bears.
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- Ben's experience with Squirty
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- guided his work
- with all the bears that followed.
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- Oh , wow. You gonna let us come in? Huh?
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- - Hi , guys.
- - Hi , guys.
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- *Bel l* The cubs are comfortable
- around Ben.
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- But not strangers.
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- Hi , there. Hi , there.
- Can I play h ide-and-seek with you?
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- Hmm?
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- Hi , there.
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- Hi , there.
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- - Hi , there. Yeah .
- -*ch uckles*
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- *Ki l ham* What a pretty girl .
- What a pretty girl .
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- Hi , guys, I remem ber all you guys.
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- Hello.
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- *cu b sn iffi ng and h uffi ng*
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- *Hou ch uckles*
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- *Hou* l was touched by Ben
- and his love for the bears.
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- They accept him like he's also a bear.
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- That's a bluff charge, but it's not
- a really highly emotional bluff charge.
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- The intensity of the bluff charge shows
- the emotion of the bear.
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- *Hou* At first,
- l was skeptical of Ben's method.
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- Once l saw it with my own eyes,
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- l knew it was the best
- way to help our pandas.
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- *Bel l* Hou Rong
- invites Ben to collaborate.
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- They'll combine his experience
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- and her knowledge
- to chart a new way forward.
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- Pandas inspire a frenzy
- of adoration around the world
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- and especially at home in China.
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- They are the King Kong of cute.
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- And it takes a special person
- to see the real bear behind the icon.
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- *i nd isti nct chatter*
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- Ben and Hou Rong selected Jake Owens,
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- an American biologist, to move to China
- and help adapt Ben's method to pandas.
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- *ch uckles*
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- *Bel l* Playtime is an essential part.
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- lt's how young animals bond
- and a relationship formed now
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- can last a lifetime.
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- *i nd isti nct conversation*
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- *Bel l* The next scientist
- to join the team
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- was Bi Wen Lei.
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- He's from a small village
- in lnner Mongolia.
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- His friends call him Xiao Bi.
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- Yeah , right, it's a noodle one.
- We can try.
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- *Xiao Bi* Working
- with giant pandas is my dream.
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- And l can't wait to get started.
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- - This one?
- - That one, yeah .
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- *Bel l* lntroducing any captive animal
- to the wild is risky.
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- The team's first step
- is to pick the right panda.
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- They have to choose carefully.
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- *i nd isti nct conversation*
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- *Owens* We assess the cubs for qualities
- that will help them survive in the wild.
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- Climbing ability,
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- curiosity,
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- and courage.
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- We need cubs that will follow,
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- so we can take them
- for walks in the forest.
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- Just like Ben.
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- *Bel l* Following is good.
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- - Biting, not so much.
- - My head .
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- Ooh , ow!
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- *Owens* Even little pandas bite hard.
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- Their jaws are built to crush bamboo.
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- Ah, you got my neck. *ch uckles*
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- Wild pandas must survive cold winters.
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- So we brought in snow
- to see how they respond.
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- *Bel l* You never know what surprises
- they'll encounter in the wild.
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- And in the battle of panda
- versus snowman,
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- there can be only one winner.
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- Hey, buddy.
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- *Bel l* The team settled on
- a little cub called Qian Qian.
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- She's about to trade
- the comforts of Panda Base
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- for a walk on the wild side.
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- *Owens sh ush i ng*
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- Hey! Hey!
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- *Owens* As a scientist,
- l usually just observe animals.
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- Now my role is to make friends
- with a panda
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- and head out together
- on a new adventure.
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- *Bel l* The team brings Qian Qian
- to Panda Valley
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- where she can begin
- training for her new life.
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- Come out and play with us.
- She does play. Who's that?
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- Wow.
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- *Bel l* Now Qian Qian is about to
- experience nature
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- for the very first time.
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- Pandas explore with their nose,
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- investigating every new scent.
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- There's a whole new world to discover
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- and this is just the beginning.
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- With every step,
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- Qian Qian is discovering
- her true identity.
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- And learning what it's like
- to be a real panda.
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- *Owens* Come on . Let's go.
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- There you are.
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- Hey.
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- You found a nice l ittle spot, huh?
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- You found a n ice l ittle spot.
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- Hey.
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- Hey. Good job. You're a good climber.
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- *Owens g ru nti ng*
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- *Bel l* One year later,
- Qian Qian is almost two years old
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- and getting hard to handle.
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- She already weighs 120 pounds.
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- So playtime is no game.
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- *Owens* Jujitsu is really similar to
- wrestling with a panda.
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- lt's all about weight and leverage.
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- Training helps me escape if l have to.
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- *g ru nts*
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- Yeah .
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- 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:32,238
- There she is. What?
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- 00:25:36,117 --> 00:25:37,326
- -*sq ueaks*
- - What?
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- 00:25:39,829 --> 00:25:43,291
- *Bel l* Qian Qian has outgrown
- this phase of her life.
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- 00:25:43,374 --> 00:25:47,336
- And it's time for her
- to climb a real mountain.
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- God, you're big .
- 230
- 00:25:51,758 --> 00:25:53,634
- *g ru nti ng*
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- 00:25:58,973 --> 00:26:03,603
- *Bel l* Qian Qian moves with Jake
- and Xiao Bi to a new home
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- at the Liziping Nature Reserve.
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- 00:26:27,835 --> 00:26:31,964
- Here Qian Qian will live in
- a 50-acre enclosure
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- 00:26:32,048 --> 00:26:35,259
- while she adapts
- to the wild environment.
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- 00:26:41,557 --> 00:26:44,769
- Liziping is real panda habitat
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- full of natural bamboo.
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- 00:26:48,272 --> 00:26:52,443
- Wild pandas live in the mountains
- just beyond the fence.
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- For the first few days,
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- Jake escorts Qian Qian
- around the enclosure
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- so she can explore her new home.
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- 00:27:13,589 --> 00:27:16,592
- ln exchange for small pieces of apple,
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- 00:27:16,676 --> 00:27:21,097
- Qian Qian lets Jake and Xiao Bi
- adjust her GPS collar.
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- 00:27:22,390 --> 00:27:25,768
- The collar will be
- their lifeline to Qian Qian
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- 00:27:25,852 --> 00:27:27,687
- once she goes wild.
- 245
- 00:27:28,896 --> 00:27:32,024
- You're okay. It's okay. Come on .
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- 00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:38,281
- It's just a collar. *ch uckles*
- It's okay. There you are.
- 247
- 00:27:38,364 --> 00:27:40,032
- *i nd isti nct chatter*
- 248
- 00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:52,712
- *Bel l* Giant pandas have developed
- a special feature.
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- 00:27:52,795 --> 00:27:55,715
- A wrist bone that acts like a thumb
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- 00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:57,967
- to help them hold bamboo.
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- 00:28:02,847 --> 00:28:07,185
- Qian Qian needs to eat over 50 pounds
- of bamboo each day.
- 252
- 00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,937
- Oh, my God . That's like a ball .
- 253
- 00:28:10,938 --> 00:28:13,149
- Right. Come on .
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- 00:28:15,860 --> 00:28:18,529
- *Bel l* Some people say pandas are lazy.
- 255
- 00:28:19,739 --> 00:28:20,781
- The truth ?
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- 00:28:20,865 --> 00:28:24,327
- They're just masters of
- energy efficiency.
- 257
- 00:28:40,843 --> 00:28:44,347
- How do you say "good morning"?
- 258
- 00:28:45,348 --> 00:28:46,891
- *Owens speaking Mandari n*
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- 00:28:47,725 --> 00:28:48,935
- *Xiao Bi* You're right.
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- 00:28:49,018 --> 00:28:50,978
- *Owens* During our time together,
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- 00:28:51,062 --> 00:28:53,940
- Xiao Bi has become
- an excellent field biologist.
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- 00:28:54,023 --> 00:28:56,984
- *Xiao Bi* What we are doi ng now,
- you know how to say i n Chinese?
- 263
- 00:28:58,152 --> 00:28:59,570
- -*Owens speaks Mandari n*
- - Right.
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- 00:28:59,654 --> 00:29:01,489
- *Owens* When my work is done here,
- 265
- 00:29:01,572 --> 00:29:04,825
- l hope he runs
- this project for many years.
- 266
- 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,085
- Our relationship with Qian Qian
- is changing.
- 267
- 00:29:15,086 --> 00:29:16,754
- She's more independent
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- 00:29:17,588 --> 00:29:19,298
- and that's good.
- 269
- 00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:50,454
- *Bel l* A few months later Qian Qian
- is a healthy and shapely giant panda.
- 270
- 00:29:50,538 --> 00:29:52,248
- *i nd isti nct conversation*
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- She's ready for a world without fences.
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- 00:30:14,061 --> 00:30:18,232
- After two years together
- the big day arrives.
- 273
- 00:30:18,858 --> 00:30:24,989
- Jake leads Qian Qian out into
- the wild for the very first time.
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- 00:30:42,965 --> 00:30:47,762
- The safety of the enclosure
- was now behind her.
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- 00:31:14,163 --> 00:31:17,833
- Jake and Xiao Bi
- followed Qian Qian every day.
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- 00:31:18,834 --> 00:31:21,212
- She led them through dense bamboo,
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- 00:31:21,295 --> 00:31:24,423
- climbing higher
- and higher up the mountain
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- 00:31:24,507 --> 00:31:27,009
- into prime panda habitat.
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- 00:31:43,025 --> 00:31:45,569
- She was in bamboo heaven.
- 280
- 00:31:56,664 --> 00:31:58,082
- Have you seen Qian Qian?
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- Here. Look.
- 282
- 00:32:01,877 --> 00:32:03,838
- *Bel l* Three months later,
- 283
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- Qian Qian is still thriving in the wild.
- 284
- 00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:13,139
- So Jake prepares for a rare trip home
- to see his family in America.
- 285
- 00:32:23,023 --> 00:32:27,820
- *Owens* l was home when l received
- the worst possible news.
- 286
- 00:32:29,405 --> 00:32:31,657
- An alert from Qian Qian's collar.
- 287
- 00:32:32,825 --> 00:32:35,453
- She hadn't moved in 24 hours.
- 288
- 00:32:37,329 --> 00:32:38,747
- l felt sick.
- 289
- 00:32:39,582 --> 00:32:43,127
- l was so far away at the moment
- she needed me most.
- 290
- 00:32:46,422 --> 00:32:49,717
- *Bel l* Xiao Bi and Hou Rong
- headed out with a search party.
- 291
- 00:32:50,092 --> 00:32:52,428
- Jake left for China right away.
- 292
- 00:32:54,013 --> 00:32:55,890
- *i nd isti nct chatter*
- 293
- 00:33:06,192 --> 00:33:10,571
- *Bel l* They hacked their way through
- dense forest for two days and nights.
- 294
- 00:33:12,031 --> 00:33:15,826
- The signal led them to a towering tree.
- 295
- 00:33:17,036 --> 00:33:19,955
- Xiao Bi is terrified of heights.
- 296
- 00:33:20,039 --> 00:33:22,666
- But he climbed all the way to the top.
- 297
- 00:33:24,376 --> 00:33:27,338
- *Xiao Bi* Qian Qian . Come on, Qian Qian .
- 298
- 00:33:31,091 --> 00:33:33,219
- *Bel l* Qian Qian was injured,
- 299
- 00:33:33,302 --> 00:33:34,720
- but alive.
- 300
- 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,185
- *Xiao Bi* Come on, Qian Qian .
- 301
- 00:33:42,645 --> 00:33:45,773
- *Bel l* She was scared and dehydrated.
- 302
- 00:33:51,487 --> 00:33:55,699
- Xiao Bi gave her water
- mixed with medicine and honey.
- 303
- 00:33:59,328 --> 00:34:01,080
- After five days,
- 304
- 00:34:01,705 --> 00:34:04,375
- she felt safe enough to climb down.
- 305
- 00:34:23,143 --> 00:34:24,311
- *Xiao Bi* Come on, Qian .
- 306
- 00:34:27,731 --> 00:34:28,899
- Good girl .
- 307
- 00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:41,620
- *Bel l* She had bite wounds
- that became infected.
- 308
- 00:34:45,791 --> 00:34:47,751
- *Owens* Qian Qian trusted Xiao Bi
- 309
- 00:34:48,877 --> 00:34:50,546
- and he saved her life.
- 310
- 00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:56,176
- When l finally got there l was shocked.
- 311
- 00:34:58,846 --> 00:35:00,764
- She was so skinny.
- 312
- 00:35:12,067 --> 00:35:14,320
- She wouldn't leave my side.
- 313
- 00:35:23,078 --> 00:35:25,414
- *Bel l* Once she was
- strong enough to travel,
- 314
- 00:35:25,956 --> 00:35:28,584
- Qian Qian was sedated and carried out.
- 315
- 00:35:42,931 --> 00:35:44,224
- She's doing al l right, she's good .
- 316
- 00:35:44,933 --> 00:35:48,020
- *Hou* l was so relieved she survived.
- 317
- 00:35:53,025 --> 00:35:54,026
- *Owens* There we go.
- 318
- 00:35:58,030 --> 00:36:00,074
- Good girl , Qian Qian .
- 319
- 00:36:18,258 --> 00:36:19,885
- *Ki l ham* How's Qian Qian doing?
- 320
- 00:36:20,260 --> 00:36:23,681
- *Owens* She's better.
- She's gained back almost 20 pounds now.
- 321
- 00:36:24,807 --> 00:36:27,601
- *Ki l ham* That relationship that you
- and Xiao Bi have with her
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- 00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:29,019
- made all the difference.
- 323
- 00:36:29,103 --> 00:36:32,856
- It made it possi ble to get her
- and bri ng her back from the wi ld .
- 324
- 00:36:33,649 --> 00:36:37,111
- *Bel l* As Qian Qian recovers,
- the challenge now
- 325
- 00:36:37,194 --> 00:36:39,154
- is to move forward.
- 326
- 00:36:39,655 --> 00:36:41,365
- *Ki l ham* We all face adversity.
- 327
- 00:36:41,865 --> 00:36:44,118
- Humans and animals alike.
- 328
- 00:36:45,703 --> 00:36:47,329
- She still remem bers you .
- 329
- 00:36:47,413 --> 00:36:50,290
- *Ki l ham* What's important
- is how we respond.
- 330
- 00:36:51,834 --> 00:36:53,293
- Do we give up?
- 331
- 00:36:54,336 --> 00:36:56,046
- Or do we get stronger?
- 332
- 00:36:56,880 --> 00:37:00,509
- And sometimes she climbs
- some big trees for fun ,
- 333
- 00:37:00,592 --> 00:37:03,554
- for interesti ng . . .
- so she's doing great there.
- 334
- 00:37:04,388 --> 00:37:07,224
- So she likes having you around ,
- she responds to you?
- 335
- 00:37:07,307 --> 00:37:08,559
- Yeah .
- 336
- 00:37:17,192 --> 00:37:19,611
- *Hou* We are more committed than ever
- 337
- 00:37:19,695 --> 00:37:22,656
- to see Qian Qian return to the wild.
- 338
- 00:37:30,914 --> 00:37:33,417
- -*Hou cooi ng*
- -*panda g roans softly*
- 339
- 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:37,212
- *Hou* New cubs are born
- at Panda Base every year.
- 340
- 00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:44,303
- And some will follow in
- Qian Qian's footsteps.
- 341
- 00:37:59,401 --> 00:38:04,156
- We'll keep working
- to give them the future they deserve.
- 342
- 00:38:20,589 --> 00:38:22,549
- *Owens* Qian Qian has changed.
- 343
- 00:38:27,763 --> 00:38:30,057
- - She's more alert.
- -*Owens* Okay, okay, you're okay.
- 344
- 00:38:30,140 --> 00:38:32,017
- More wary.
- 345
- 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,148
- She's more prepared for
- any danger she'll encounter.
- 346
- 00:38:56,124 --> 00:38:58,794
- *Bel l* When Qian Qian
- returns to the wild,
- 347
- 00:38:58,877 --> 00:39:02,965
- she'll enter an environment
- that's changing for the better
- 348
- 00:39:03,799 --> 00:39:05,551
- in one important way.
- 349
- 00:39:09,221 --> 00:39:14,017
- China is creating
- a new giant panda national park
- 350
- 00:39:14,685 --> 00:39:18,063
- to connect the fragmented habitats
- 351
- 00:39:18,146 --> 00:39:21,316
- and link the isolated panda groups.
- 352
- 00:39:27,030 --> 00:39:28,866
- There you go.
- 353
- 00:39:34,371 --> 00:39:39,001
- *Bel l* One day, Qian Qian may be
- as successful as Squirty.
- 354
- 00:39:45,591 --> 00:39:47,259
- When she's ready,
- 355
- 00:39:47,843 --> 00:39:52,723
- she'll take us all into
- the world of wild pandas.
- 356
- 00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:58,020
- lt's up to her to take the next step.
- 357
- 00:40:06,528 --> 00:40:08,530
- *Owens* And if she ever
- needs help again,
- 358
- 00:40:09,114 --> 00:40:11,533
- whether it's in five years or 20,
- 359
- 00:40:12,326 --> 00:40:13,911
- we'll be there.
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