Born in China Page #4

of bamboo...

per day.

(SQUEAKS)

MeiMei, however,

has a belly full of mother's milk...

and is fully rested.

And there's a whole

new world to explore.

Right.

She can't really go anywhere.

At this age, panda cubs

have barely learned to crawl.

(SQUEAKING)

But that doesn't diminish

her fascination...

with all these new sights and sounds.

Like this guy.

(WHIMPERS)

A red panda.

He's not really a panda at all.

He's actually closer to a raccoon.

MeiMei doesn't care what he is.

She just wants to

climb up there and say hello.

Red pandas spend

almost all their time up in trees...

which makes him

a perfect role model for MeiMei.

Because climbing trees...

is all baby pandas dream about.

There's so much beauty.

It's entrancing.

But behind the beauty...

lurks danger.

(SQUEAKS)

(SQUEAKING)

"Okay?"

"And here we go again."

(SQUEALS)

(GROWLS)

(WHIMPERING)

"Oh, my gosh.

"That was so embarrassing."

(HUFFING)

(MEIMEI WHIMPERING)

(WHIMPERS)

Moms are always there

to pick you up when you fall down.

And to drag you around

by the neck afterward.

If she could...

Ya Ya would stay

in this moment forever.

(LOW BARK)

All she wants to do

is hold onto her baby...

and smother her with love.

(SQUEAKS)

But MeiMei has had a taste of freedom.

And she likes it.

(SQUEALING)

Pine nuts are only

available in the fall...

and today Rooster and the Lost Boys...

have found a nice patch

all to themselves.

And Tao Tao is making sure

he gets his fair share.

(MONKEYS SCREECHING)

"Whoops."

He's been spending almost

all his time with the Lost Boys...

ever since his cute little baby sister

swallowed up his family.

(MONKEYS SCREECHING)

But when TaoTao's father shows up...

with the whole family in tow...

the festive mood changes...

to less festive.

(MONKEY SQUEALING)

Rooster probably still has

a chip on his shoulder...

about that whole eye thing.

(SCREECHES)

Looks like it's time

for some long-awaited payback.

(SCREECHING)

(SNARLING)

Tao Tao can't believe this.

Why is Rooster

picking a fight with his father?

The females in Tao Tao's family

rally around their man.

(SCREECHING)

Rooster, however, is on his own.

The Lost Boys only

look out for themselves.

With nobody to back him up...

Rooster beats a hasty retreat.

(SCREECHES)

Tao Tao is torn.

These new pals of his are turning out

to be a bunch of self-centered brats.

Is there anybody in this crazy world

you can actually depend on?

(BLEATING)

Up on the high plains...

the chiru have embarked

on their journey back home

to rejoin the males.

But the smell of young calves

has attracted followers.

(BLEATING)

This wolf tests the herd...

trying to separate the little ones.

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