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I wonder, in this modern age, whether we need zoos. Not every one knows about what goes on behind the scenes, and those handlers who live by Steve Irwin’s credo deserve a lot of hugs too when one animal dies or must move on. When My Dearest Fu Bao thoroughly details all that affection from all those individuals who have been with her since the beginning, it’s best to have a box of tissues nearby!
To say goodbye to this adorable panda is tough. That’s because she is South Korea’s first giant panda bred and born in captivity. In an agreement made with China, all the pandas loaned to other country’s reserves (to expand the gene pool) must “come home” to live at the Wolong National Nature Reserve.
When archival footage gives viewers a look at her life at Everland’s Panda World, everyone assumes she is happy. Although they know the handlers must send her home to live with others of her kind, that journey to get to that moment will have many folks feeling misty eyed. Unlike Lucy, who must live out her life at the Edmonton Zoo (my movie review can be read here) and cannot join a proper herd, the contrast is heart-wrenching. Anyone curious about this pachyderm’s current health crisis can easily google up the latest news. I learned about the problems that can arise when moving animals to better habitats. Continue reading “On How My Dearest Fu Bao Will Be Sadly Missed Far and Wide”