02x02 - The Wolong Panda Sanctuary

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♪ With ABC, --, and Do-Re-Mi ♪

♪ There's endless people and places to see ♪

♪ From the classroom they can search and explore ♪

♪ With every adventure you learn more ♪

♪ They visit countries near and far ♪

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♪ They see the world in a brand-new way ♪

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[ABC] She put it by the whiteboard.

What's by the whiteboard, ABC?

The first clue to our next mission.

[gasps] A mission. What kind?

One filled with giant bears and a bamboo forest! Wahoo!

Whee!

Okay, the teacher brought in a plant that she's using tomorrow

to teach us about a giant bear that lives in a forest far away.

That's bamboo! What does it have to do with giant bears?

The teacher said that's mostly what they eat

and that there's only about , of these bears

left in the world.

Whoa! If any more go away,

they may be gone forever.

[gasps] If that happens, they'll be extinct.

We've got to find these bears and help them.

That's exactly what our mission is!

Sounds like we need to...

[all] Search it!

Let's start with bears.

-[Do-Re-Mi] Wow! -[ABC] Look, a polar bear!

[--] Scientists believe there are between ,

to , polar bears in the world today.

Mm, that's a lot more than ,.

Let's narrow our search.

What about bamboo?

[--] Ooh, look here.

It says bamboo is actually a type of grass

and it can grow up to three feet in one day.

[ABC] Wow, lots of things are made from bamboo--

paper, floors, clothes, and even...

[Do-Re-Mi] Paint brushes!

Oh! I want to make some bamboo paint brushes.

This kind of bamboo grows all over the continent of Asia.

[ABC] Hey, there's a bear. It's called the giant panda.

It says there are only about , left in the world!

[Do-Re-Mi] And giant pandas only live in some forests in China,

where there's plenty of--

[all] Bamboo!

Oh, whoa!

Giant panda cubs! Aw!

[ABC] They're in the Wolong Nature Reserve

in the Sichuan province of China.

Oh, look, ABC.

In Wolong, China

they've created a safe place

for giant pandas to live.

It was built to protect them.

A safe place? That's a sanctuary for pandas.

What're we waiting for?

I'm sure we can learn a lot about saving pandas there.

Let's G-O go!

There it is! The Wolong Nature Reserve!

[panda chittering]

[phone rings]

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Whoa!

Giant panda cubs!

Oh, they are so adorable!

Actually, they're more like toddlers than babies.

Still... really cute.

[sniffing]

[laughs] I think he likes you, Do-Re-Mi.

[laughs] Oh, good,

'cause I'm crazy about him.

[Jin Min] It's feeding time for those two.

Uh-oh! It's a... Wait...

[pandas chittering]

[ABC] That's not a real panda.

[laughs] No, that's someone in a panda costume.

Found it! And look who else I've found.

ABC, --, and Do-Re-Mi!

Ni hao! Welcome to the Wolong Panda Sanctuary.

Ni hao! It's very nice to meet you!

I'm Jin Min.

Oh, you're probably wondering why I'm dressed like this.

Costume party?

[giggles] Not exactly!

Our goal here is for all the pandas in the sanctuary

to be released into the wild where they'll live in nature.

That's why we wear these costumes,

so pandas see us as just other pandas.

Oh! That's so smart!

You want them to be able to survive in the wild without you.

Exactly, and understanding how wild animals survive is my job.

You must be a wildlife biologist.

I sure am, --.


And you three came at the perfect time--

a baby panda was just born last week.

[gasps] A baby?

Yes, it was a very special day here.

That's because every panda is very important, right?

Right! They need our protection now to survive.

Well, we're here to help.

Maybe all three of you can help me

with something very important.

Anything!

This morning one of our cameras

recorded a young panda cub separated from its mother.

[gasps] Oh, no!

Yes, it still needs

its mother's milk to survive.

They can't digest the bamboo until they're older.

Can one of you stay here

to help the scientists with the new panda

while the rest of us search for the missing cub?

Oh! I can help here.

And we'll help you find the panda cub.

Great!

ABC, we have to find that cub.

We will, --. We will!

[ABC] Whoa!

When I told you about releasing pandas into the wild,

this is where I was talking about.

Looks pretty wild to me!

[--] And there's definitely plenty of bamboo

for the pandas to eat.

[beeping]

My app shows she's nearby.

Keep your eyes open.

Can you see her?

Her name is Mei Lan.

She had a cub last year named Tao Tao.

[--] Look, she's sniffing the air.

Pandas have a very strong sense of smell.

Well, then the cub's not nearby or she'd smell it.

Where else could Tao Tao be?

Good thinking, ABC!

Well, Mei Lan and her cub do love a little meadow

that's not too far from here.

[Do-Re-Mi] Aw, it's so tiny.

I can see why you feed some of the babies

until they're strong enough to return to their mothers.

When they're born, baby pandas have almost no hair

and can't see, so they need a lot of care.

How big does a giant panda get?

Oh, you haven't seen a full-grown giant panda yet?

Well, we're going to change that right now.

[--] Is that Tao Tao?

No, that panda's older.

We're almost there.

Tao Tao and her mother's favorite place

is on the other side of this stream.

[grunts]

Oh, let me help you.

That's okay! We got it!

[humming]

[grunting]

[laughs] ABC always takes the most challenging path.

I know! It's more fun that way.

Huh! I can't believe one panda

can eat that much bamboo in one day!

I know. That's like eating apples in a day.

They can spend about hours a day eating,

and males can get up to pounds!

No wonder they're called giant pandas.

-[pandas chittering] -[gasps] Oh, how cute!

Look at those cubs playing.

[chittering]

[laughs] Oh, I can't wait to tell ABC and -- about this!

[monkeys chittering]

[grunting]

[chuckles] These golden snub-nosed monkeys

sure are F-A-S-T fast!

I read that golden snub-nosed monkeys also eat bamboo.

Yes, but unlike pandas,

they eat lots of other plants and fruits, too.

[--] Look! It's Mei Lan!

Could she have smelled Tao Tao's scent?

Let's hope so.

We don't want to scare her away.

Let's hide.

[ABC] Mei Lan is searching down by the stream.

Can you see Tao Tao?

Nope, but I have feeling that she's really close.

-Me, too! -[Tao Tao chitters]

-Tao Tao? -[Tao Tao chitters]

[both] Tao Tao! We found you!

[Do-Re-Mi laughs] Aw, they look so happy together.

Thank you for your help today.

Yes! Mission accomplished!

[-- gasps] That's amazing!

It looks just like Tao Tao and her mother.

So, you were able to make a brush out of bamboo?

Mm-hmm.

ABC, you've got to see this!

[gasps] ABC, what happened to your eyes?


I'm working on my panda costume.

How's it look?

[all laugh]

[ABC] Now it's time to sing along!