00:00 On loan from China since 2014, Fu Wa and Feng Yi defied their species' stereotype of having
00:08 a relatively low birth rate, as they produced three babies in seven years.
00:14 This is an accomplishment rarely observed outside their homeland.
00:17 Their cubs are Nuan Nuan that was born in 2015, Yi Yi in 2018, and Sheng Yi in 2021.
00:26 I think not much to do with the food, with the care, but I think it's God's will.
00:31 But at the same time, our staff, the zoologists are very expert.
00:38 To be fair, not only panda we take care very, very well, we have almost 4,000 animals in
00:45 our zoo.
00:46 All of them are the same.
00:48 The staff look after them very carefully, very caring.
00:52 Every morning they look at the habit of the animals, whether they're sad or happy, then
00:57 they can tell they are not well.
00:58 If they see something different, they will call the vet.
01:02 Also we have to be very, very careful because it's a diplomatic animal between China and
01:08 Malaysia.
01:09 Fu Wa and Feng Yi are still at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre while all their cubs have
01:14 returned to China.
01:16 ZooNagara said there had been a surge in the number of visitors, as it may be their last
01:21 chance to see the two pandas if the loan agreement is not extended at the end of the year.
01:27 We have no idea whether it can be extended or not.
01:30 It is attracting big crowds, especially when they first arrive in 2014.
01:36 Only lasts for around three years only.
01:39 After that, it slows down because our population in this country is not that big.
01:44 So three years' time, most of the people from rural areas already come to the zoo to visit
01:50 the panda because it was very popular then.
01:54 Not many citizens can afford to go overseas to look at the panda in life.
02:00 The pandas have developed a special bond with the caretakers and Malaysian public.
02:05 Should they be sent back to China, the zoo hoped that its request for a replacement would
02:10 be considered.
02:11 This is entirely a government matter.
02:15 We are only caretakers.
02:16 We request for them to give a new pair of panda.
02:19 If that happens, we are looking forward to that because first, we consider ourselves
02:24 the best panda keepers in the world.
02:28 And we produce the most pandas in the world, three pandas, for ten years.
02:32 So we are looking forward to it if we have a chance.
02:36 In January, the Malaysian government said they will look into all possible mechanisms
02:40 to extend the loan, while remaining optimistic that the Chinese side will give due consideration
02:46 on Malaysia's proposal.
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