Beautiful Fire-tailed Sunbird

Lin Xuan crouched down and checked the condition of the other two Panda Cubs, then checked whether Panda Mother had enough milk.

A few minutes later, Lin Xuan's expression turned somewhat grave.

Although he had already helped Panda Mother care for one cub, she had barely eaten today, so her milk supply was not sufficient.

It was not that he could not help feed the two Panda Cubs, but if Panda Mother's milk remained insufficient, he could not exactly have all three cubs drinking infant formula.

It would be fine for a short time, but if it went on too long and the Panda Cubs stopped drinking Panda Mother's milk, things would become even worse.

So Lin Xuan planned to find some food for Panda Mother later so she could replenish her nutrition.

"Watch these two children. I'll go find you something to eat in a while."

"Woo woo~~"

Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Panda Mother nodded and gave him a grateful look.

After placing the Panda Cubs back against Panda Mother's belly, Lin Xuan soothed her for a moment before getting up and leaving.

The Panda Cub in the incubator was still asleep and should not wake up anytime soon, so he did not plan to bring it along. Besides, he was only looking for food that Giant Pandas could eat nearby and would be back soon.

He slung on his backpack, and once everything was ready, he headed into the forest.

(Is the streamer going to find food for Panda Mother?)

(Isn't he taking the Panda Cub in the incubator? What if it wakes up and can't find the streamer? It'll probably start crying loudly.)

Lin Xuan glanced at the livestream room and saw the viewers' doubts.

He explained, "The Panda Cub in the incubator is still sleeping for now. It won't wake up that quickly. I'll be back shortly."

"Based on my observations just now, Panda Mother's milk supply isn't very sufficient. Also, she has gone almost a whole day without eating, so I plan to find something she can eat to replenish her nutrition. That way, she'll have enough milk to raise her two children."

(Ohhh, so that's what he was doing. I was wondering why the streamer was crouching in front of Panda Mother, looking here and there. I didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.)

(Yeah, the streamer is really so kind. He helped Panda Mother give birth, took care of the Panda Cub, and now he's even helping Panda Mother find food.)

"After all, I helped their family. I don't want the Panda Cubs to become unhealthy because of insufficient milk."

Since there were Giant Pandas here, there were naturally bamboo plants as well. Lin Xuan had not walked far before he spotted bamboo that Giant Pandas liked to eat.

Arrow Bamboo and Huaju Bamboo.

These two varieties were relatively tender and crisp, rich in nutrients, and tasted good.

The types of bamboo Giant Pandas generally ate included Four-season Bamboo, Spotted Bamboo, Purple Bamboo, Bow Bamboo, Peach-silk Bamboo, Filial Bamboo, Xiangfei Bamboo, Phoenix-tail Bamboo, Golden-inlaid Jade Bamboo, Dragon Duke Bamboo, Gui Bamboo, Qi Bamboo, Square Bamboo, Cat Bamboo, Twin Bamboo, Keting Bamboo, Cluster Bamboo, and more.

According to scientists' observations, wild Giant Pandas in high mountain regions ate every kind of bamboo.

No bamboo that Giant Pandas refused to eat had been discovered so far.

They generally liked to eat tender bamboo stalks, thin branches, and bamboo shoots, and sometimes bamboo leaves as well. They usually did not eat tall moso bamboo or old bamboo that had grown for a long time.

Captive Giant Pandas were mostly fed Arrow Bamboo, Huaju Bamboo, and other bamboo shoots as their staple food. To supplement their nutrition, they were also given carrots, daikon radishes, apples, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pears, bananas, cucumbers, winter melon, tender corn, milk, and so on.

In short, wild Giant Pandas mainly ate the tender, crisp parts of bamboo. When food was scarce, they could eat other foods suitable for them.

Lin Xuan took a small machete from his backpack and began cutting bamboo for Panda Mother.

Of course, he also had the drone scout the surroundings from the sky.

There were quite a few other wild animals in this forest. If some ferocious beast heard the commotion while he was cutting bamboo and came over, that would be bad.

(Streamer, look! What kind of bird is that? It's so beautiful!!)

(Wow, its tail is so long!!)

Just as Lin Xuan was gathering bamboo for Panda Mother, the viewers in the livestream room spotted an exceptionally beautiful bird perched on a branch not far away through the drone's camera.

"Oh, what did you find?"

Lin Xuan spared a glance at the comments. Seeing that the viewers had become interested in a bird, he smiled faintly and looked toward the camera.

"Oh, that's a sunbird."

(A sunbird?)

(What a strange name.)

(But looking at its colors, a lot of its body really is fiery red.)

"Haha, speaking of sunbirds, there's a story behind them."

"Everyone knows that the Phoenix is an extremely famous totem in our country, and in some ways, its status can even rival that of the dragon."

"But of course, Phoenixes do not exist in reality. The only birds that come close are probably peacocks."

"However, there is one bird that, although vastly different from the legendary Phoenix in size, truly has a bit of that Phoenix-like feeling."

"It is just a miniature, miniature, miniature version, because its adult body length is only around twenty centimeters. This bird is called the Fire-tailed Sunbird."

"According to biological classification, the Fire-tailed Sunbird belongs to Order Passeriformes, Family Nectariniidae, and the Sunbird genus."

"There are currently two Fire-tailed Sunbird subspecies in the world. One is the Fire-tailed Sunbird Nominate Subspecies, and the other is the Fire-tailed Sunbird Myanmar Subspecies."

No matter which subspecies it was, the Fire-tailed Sunbird was exceptionally beautiful. Its feathers came in many colors, including red, blue, brown, purple, orange-yellow, yellow, olive, and more. Even if a Phoenix were brought over, it probably could not compare to this adorable little bird in terms of feather colors.

Despite being tiny and flamboyantly colored, Fire-tailed Sunbirds had extremely strong environmental adaptability. Even today, they were typical species of least concern and were only protected at the level of a Three-Has Protected Animal in the country.

Fire-tailed Sunbirds also had a relatively wide distribution. Besides the country, they maintained highly stable breeding populations in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, and other nations.

Fire-tailed Sunbirds did not have high requirements for their habitat. They could be found in evergreen broadleaf forests, mixed coniferous-broadleaf forests, and shrubland areas alike.

However, Fire-tailed Sunbirds' activity ranges changed somewhat depending on the season.

(So that's how it is. No wonder this bird's tail is so long, like a flame. That's probably where its name came from.)