A Complete Rookie Mom!

"However, I need to go back and get a few things. Even though it's April, the nights are still a little cold. You wouldn't want me to catch a cold while keeping you company tonight, would you?"

Lin Xuan looked at the Panda Mother and smiled.

Although she did not want Lin Xuan to leave, the Panda Mother perhaps understood that he was not only her lifesaver, but also the lifesaver of her cubs. It would not be good if he caught a cold because of her.

She let out a soft whimper, her eyes full of reluctance, as though she feared that once Lin Xuan left, he would never return.

Lin Xuan cautiously shifted closer to the Panda Mother, tentatively reaching out and placing a hand on her head. With a kind expression, he said, "Don't worry, good girl. I'm going back to that tent, and I'll bring you something to eat before coming back to keep you company."

"Squeak Squeak~~"

The Panda Mother squeaked, as if reminding Lin Xuan to return quickly.

"Haha, all right. I'll be off, then."

Lin Xuan stood up, glanced at the Panda Mother, then turned and left.

It had to be said that although he had touched the Giant Panda through his gloves just now, the feel had been truly incredible.

And when she acted cute, she really warmed one's heart.

Before long, Lin Xuan arrived at his off-road vehicle.

The viewers in the livestream room were astonished when they saw it.

(Damn, the streamer's off-road vehicle looks seriously impressive!)

(Isn't that a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen?)

(Above me, say "chicken," not "bar." Let's keep it civilized, everyone.)

"That's right. It is indeed a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen."

Lin Xuan did not discuss the vehicle much. He took the tent from the off-road vehicle, along with some tools, and packed everything into his backpack. Then he slung it over his back and headed toward the Panda Mother.

Before long, when the Panda Mother saw Lin Xuan, she made a "Coo Coo" sound.

This represented the Giant Panda's happiness and welcomed Lin Xuan's arrival.

"I'm back."

Seeing the Panda Mother welcome him, Lin Xuan could not help but smile.

He first set down his backpack, then took out the prepared jerky from inside.

He held it out to the Panda Mother. While she ate the jerky, Lin Xuan explained to the viewers in the livestream room, "Actually, according to the laws of nature, I shouldn't interfere with the Panda Mother giving birth or feed her food."

"If she develops a favorable impression of me in the wild, she might try to beg for food from other people in the future. That would not only be bad for the Panda Mother, but also for her cubs."

"But I can't just stand by and watch this Panda Mother face a life-threatening danger because she's giving birth."

"When we humans encounter animals that need help, we all still have kindness in our hearts."

"However, I suggest that you don't do what I'm doing, because wild animals are still wild. If you recklessly try to help them and end up in danger yourselves, that would be bad."

As a streamer, no matter what, Lin Xuan had to tell the viewers in the livestream room about the potential downsides.

Whether they were willing to listen or not, he still had to say it.

(Streamer, don't worry. No one is going to criticize you for saving the Panda Mother and her family.)

(Yeah, streamer, you're doing a good deed. If I encountered something like this in the wild, I'd do my best to help no matter what.)

(Streamer, don't worry. Special circumstances call for special treatment. If those haters dare to criticize you, we'll tear them apart for you!)

(Right! The streamer is doing a good deed. If anyone still dares to criticize him, they'll have a problem with me!)

Seeing how indignant the viewers were, Lin Xuan felt that this batch of netizens—at least the ones in his livestream room—were mostly quite decent.

Naturally, he felt much more at ease.

"Actually, while delivering for the Panda Mother, I noticed something interesting. Would you all like to hear it?"

(Haha, if the streamer wants to tell us, then we want to hear it.)

(Right, streamer, hurry up and tell us. I want to hear it.)

(Me too.)

(From what I observed, this Panda Mother is actually a completely clueless rookie mom!)

(A clueless rookie mom? Why do you say that, streamer?)

(Don't animals all have an instinct to raise their young after giving birth?)

(Now that the streamer puts it that way, I think I understand.)

(I have a dog at home. She was also a first-time mom, and she always liked carrying her puppies to different places.)

(Over time, she ended up carrying her puppies to death. Hearing the streamer say this, I understand now.)

(But I wasn't home at the time. If I had been, my dog's puppies might not have died like that.)

Seeing this viewer's comment, Lin Xuan smiled faintly and began to explain. "Many animal mothers giving birth for the first time actually don't know how to care for their babies, because they haven't prepared in advance and aren't very protective of them."

Therefore, in nature, the mortality rate for first litters among mammals is actually very high, especially for fierce predators like lions, tigers, leopards, and so on.

"I remember watching a video before about a Giant Panda in a zoo that was also giving birth for the first time. After she gave birth, she actually ignored her cub and ran off to eat."

"Fortunately, with the keepers' help, her cub was placed in an incubator and successfully survived."

"Just think about it—if something like that happened in nature, wouldn't it be very dangerous?"

(I think I've seen the video the streamer mentioned. It really was like that.)

"You all saw it during the day. When we found this Panda Mother, she was extremely anxious. Although she had prepared a small nest, if the cubs had really been born there, it would have been completely useless for keeping them warm."

"Also, this is a forest, and the surrounding area is very open. If they encountered other predators of Panda Cubs, it would be extremely dangerous. A Panda Mother who has just given birth has no energy left to protect her cubs."

(Haha, maybe the Panda Mother knew that, which is why she asked the streamer to stay.)

(I think so too. The Panda Mother knew that she probably couldn't protect her cubs for the time being, so she asked the streamer to stay and keep her company.)

(I have to say, this Giant Panda is much smarter than some wild Giant Pandas I've seen.)

"Woo woo~~"

After finishing the jerky, the Panda Mother glanced at Lin Xuan, then exposed her belly, as though she wanted him to look at her cubs.

No matter where it was, if an animal was willing to expose its belly to you, it meant that it trusted you completely.

After all, an animal's belly was its most vulnerable place.