World’s Only Captive Brown Panda Who Was Bullied As A Baby ‘Adopted’

Qizai, the world’s only captive brown panda has been adopted by US-based charity Pandas International. The rare brown and white bear had been ostracised as a baby and his mother is believed to have abandoned or disappeared into the jungle. He had been living in captivity after being found by researchers as a two-month-old cub in a nature reserve in Qinling Mountains in central China.

Despite, or maybe because, of his unique color, the world's only captive brown giant panda, Qizai, is adopted! https://t.co/ocwsxiwnhX pic.twitter.com/qQnrJMQ54z

— Xinhua Culture&Travel (@XinhuaTravel) November 21, 2019

Researchers took the cub to the nearby Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescue, Breeding and Research Centre for medical treatment but his keeper, He Xin, told a daily that other pandas would bully the ‘different’ one by eating his bamboo.

Now a ‘strong’ 10-year-old, Qizai lives under the care of Pandas International in China. Pandas International was co-founded by Suzanne Braden and Diane Rees in 2000 and aims to ensure the preservation and propagation of the giant bear.