Hugging FuFu

Janet & Ed holding a cub in Chengdu and hugging FuFu in Wolong

[@CrystallyLavender]

OMG, this was shot in September of 2003, which means Fu Fu had turned 2 already and yet, they were still allowed to sit with and hug him!!! 😮 Fu Fu was so cute but at that size it could be dangerous. How lucky!!! I’m so jealous, no more hugging pandas… ☹️

[@冬五]

他看起來很大...😳😵‍💫

[@hkuo1]

I’m shocked that they let people sit with Fu Fu when he was already 2!! But his face is soooo cute!!

[@冬五]

@@hkuo1 😂我可能不敢...我會怕😵‍💫😖

[@CrystallyLavender]

@@冬五 haha, I can understand. 🙂 I would just because he looked soooo cute and adorable. ♥️🐼♥️

[@CrystallyLavender]

Back watching this video because it just popped up on my KZbin, because I’d just watched Xiao Jiao’s baby video again. Fu Fu is so cute.

[@kyphoscoliosis]

I love the way the lady brings it in in the beginning and flops it on her like "Here you go!"

[@arganiaspinosa9122]

Pandas are the best! So cute, cuddly and playful. As well as the most well mannered of all the bears, I doubt a grizzly bear would be so cooperative and sit for pictures no matter what tasty treat you serve.

[@njpandahugger]

I cost $38 a person when we did it in 2003. My understanding is that it would cost about $150 a person now.

[@yunshencai1785]

now all forbidden

[@shirleywong5525]

@@yunshencai1785 why was it not allowed to hold them and take photos? I was planning to go over there after the pandemic to have a feel of touching them and take photos. Is it confirm that they do not allowed this then I will not go over there.

[@njpandahugger]

It cost $50 for both of us to sit with the cub and $25 for both of us to sit with the adult

[@lcathy]

This panda is very sweet!

[@HappinessIzBriShaped]

pandas are so beautiful

[@wilfredw2002]

Fu Fu 's brother was the hero panda Xiang Xiang who died tragically in 2007 after he was released into the wild in 2006. Fu Fu 's mother died this year (2010) accidentally when toxic gas leaked into her enclosure. Fu Fu is extra special to all panda lovers.

[@Childrengames-v8u]

Very beautiful and cute animal

[@Rapprochement123]

FuFu is so pretty!

[@skypiercer03]

They're so cute just sitting there

[@Rapprochement123]

The big panda Fu Fu is actually the twin brother of the heroic Xiang Xiang, the first captive panda released into the wild. Like his brother, Fu Fu is also a good fighter. Both brothers r v cute!

[@CrystallyLavender]

He was already 2 in this video, I can’t believe they were allowed to still hug and sit with him! So lucky, though a bit dangerous. Fu Fu is so, so cute!

[@lolalee7071]

How sweet!!! 😘🐼😘🐼😘

[@shen6780]

panda is cuteeee i likeeee

[@njpandahugger]

Adult pandas can weigh between 225 and 300 pounds. The one we sat with was about 250 pounds.

[@yuedu618]

You guys so dame lucky with Panda in your arms...Envy U..

[@njpandahugger]

The closest large city is Chengdu, it is about a four hour drive from there to the panda reserve. There is also a smaller breeding center just outside of Chengdu. Our tour was with the National Zoo in Washington. The trip was arranged by a company called China Advocates (they are on the web). They took care of everything

[@TheScaleSquad]

My goal in life: to hug a panda bear :3

[@LisaNguyen616]

sooooo cute!!! that's it, I'm going to china just so I can hug one of these guys.

[@dhaniradessyamalia5463]

I want to kiss panda uuuuufffff

[@pamjam098]

Oh, thats not fair! LOL. I want to hug a panda.

[@aola7]

it's SOOOOO cute!

[@Rajnoma]

Oh, so sweet! I wish that I could be in that picture! It's my dream to hold & cuddle a sweet panda! If I had but one wish before I leave this Earth, it's to go to China to the Panda Reserve to visit the pandas & hopefully, be able to cuddle with one!

[@thunder1977]

Been there & done that ! Such a fantastic experience. Wolong Reserve is awesome !

[@timothyjesus]

So cute. I want one as a pet.

[@ColeVecsion]

So geting fed snacks and hugged by woman all day? BEST JOB EVER!

[@tanny_paz_perez8421]

El animal ternura... Adorable!!!!!

[@edencat2005]

Fufu was moved to Fuzhou city this dawn, because Wolong Panda Reserve was badly damaged during the earthquake, most pandas have to leave Wolong and be sent to safer palces. The saddest news was that a female panda named Maomao was killed in this disaster, her rotten body was found on 5th, June... Moreover, another female one, Xiaoxiao, is still missing, staffs there said that maybe she's already buried under the mud and rocks rolled from mountains...

[@njpandahugger]

We went to Wolong in September 2003. It was a wonderful trip.

[@Rapprochement123]

Aren't they the best things in the world to hold?! Lovely experience!

[@njpandahugger]

We only paid 100 RMB for the adult and 200 RMB to sit with the cub

[@makaihime]

Pandas are generally docile but if they feel threatened or scared, then they will attack.

[@rissam5867]

i think you have to donate $100 to the panda research center, they are collecting funds for researches to help increase pandas' birth rate so they can release pandas back to the wild once they no longer are endangered.

[@123456789109797]

best panda ever...

[@SweetUniverse]

What cracks me up is the way they eat their carrot :)

[@Eliminator5555]

@njpandahugger $30 to hold a panda is a STEAL! I figured that it would be at least several hundred dollars. I can see why they've increased the prices. Tripling the price would still only be $90. The expensive part is traveling to China.

[@teresa8219]

Super cute

[@meitaibb]

i love that cub!

[@cheerscomments]

@ColeVecsion Haha. You are right! getting treats, hugged by loving people all around the world, and most of all earning highest income in the world! Hahahahaha. Best job just for its presence

[@soyking4412]

Darn it! Stop being so cute!!! It should be made illegal... XD LOL Sorry, I'm just so jealous...

[@Muziq1111]

This is awesome. I believe there is a reason for everything, What let me to this video I dunno, but now I Know I'm going to China. I'm gonna hold a PANDA!!

[@yahlen]

I would not have stopped kissing that little baby!!!

[@9r7g1c]

the baby panda was like.........i don't want too. i want to play!!~~~...hehehee... the big panda was like.....this is life!..heheh...don't care if u take pictures of me...i just want to eat...hehehee i envy them!!!........i want to touch panda tooo!!~~

[@theinfamousmrsleep]

Panda: "soon human.... soon.... enjoy the cuddling... I will consume your soul."

[@priyasaha343]

The NJPW Spanish Announce Table real life teddy bear

[@oc16chan]

it's becos organization and individuals can adopt pandas,and thus have rights to name the panda,however according to chinese way of naming;normally composed of two characters,like Tai Shan in USA;the last part is "four" from carrefour, which became "fu" as another character in Chinese,means happiness

[@Prr89]

Doesn't seem like the Panda likes sitting there

[@fenderbender596]

that bear thought that lady was its mommy

[@TeachMeChinesse]

I WANT TO HOLD A PANDA!!!!!!!!!!...lol

[@mirandagmail]

that's a big panda!

[@ph0eix]

a panda bear is a wild animal and can attack anytime, for example like the chimpanzie, there was a story about how a women got attack by the chimpanzie, even though she raise it when it was first born. panda and others animals are lovely, cute and cuddly but can be very dangerous

[@pamelakilgore7836]

Lol..... too cute. Pamela in USA

[@njpandahugger]

@Lunarock - If you go to the Panda Reserves, such as the Chengdu Breeding Reserve, or Bifengxia, you can have the opportunity to sit with a panda cub or a full grown panda.The fee we paid was 200 yuan per person to sit with the cub and 100 yuan per person to sit with the adult. My understanding is that the fees have increased.

[@yahlen]

Those keepers were certainly nervous nellies about Fufu scratching you. The lady before you wasn't concerned either LOL! I envy both of you. Fufu is adorable!!! Those biiiig ears, oh my goodness! The one who was translating didn't even know his name, she had to ask the other one. Aw..

[@njpandahugger]

It cost $50 for both of us to sit with the cub and $25 for both of us to sit with the adult. But this occurred atthe Wolong Preserve, which is now destroyed.

[@njpandahugger]

@TheAsianNinjaKitty 200 Yuan is about $30 US dollars. There were no children visiting the Panda Reserve when we were there, so I don't know if there are any age limits.

[@tinakella]

they always eating eating eating..no wonder they so hugeeeee lol

[@blackheartedman]

you can hug it for 100 us dollars in Chengdu as what is said in this video ' Holding a Panda in Chengdu ' i quote this from durbanbay you tube channel

[@xiongmaomeng]

Handsome Fu Fu was transferred to ChengDu Panda Base earlier this year to join the breeding program.

[@blackheartedman]

actually they do attack some times write this in the search bar ' Giant Panda in China rips off man's jacket ' check it out

[@njpandahugger]

Yes, anyone who pays the fee can hold a panda. We paid $25 each to hold the cub and $13 each to sit with the adult, FuFu

[@지구인-h3c]

Chinese people let tourists hug panda with bare hands for USD 100. And Chinese Global Times blames Korean Black Pink for not removing makeup before touching pandas 😂😂😂😂 A wonderful country. This is the reason I love Taiwan.

[@chadthediary]

totally agree, take makes them so cute

[@helloshawn100]

well he looks cute but i mean hes still bear he could turn on you at anytime

[@karimzak7217]

Un beau Bebe ANGE

[@njpandahugger]

FuFu is the big panda, He is a male, and is now 8 years old. He lives at the Fu Zhou Panda Research Center.

[@soulfiree88]

Aww they just sit however you put them. He looks pretty depressed being hugged tho lol

[@WSOJ3]

the problem with panda is that they have so much problem breeding and reproducing also they need to eat LOTS of bamboos everyday, all they do is eating, but there arent that many bamboo forest around anymore

[@marinalvaesteralmeida4560]

Meu sonho 🐼🐼💗

[@00piscosour00]

Gorgeous

[@yudisingha7275]

i wnt to buy a panda..... de r soooo cute....

[@katsurakoo9985]

no u are not a rabbit drop the carrot and grab a bamboo

[@Rishkers]

what a cute famly picture...

[@njpandahugger]

This was at the Chengdu and Wolong Panda Reserves.

[@taq2umar]

Omg 16years old video

[@Grace-ne3tu]

cutie

[@joar500]

@1jen7 Seriously? These guys are scientists and they're trying to breed the panda. Also, the panda can with a lot of human contact still behave naturally in nature.

[@steamriceroll]

Watch out their claws? paws? They may hurt you.

[@bluezgoldz]

cuddle buddle

[@shreeonline6582]

Do more and more plantation ,so we will enjoy all nature's amazing creature in the world ...love panda ... I feel they would uncomfortable wid new people...

[@thenightfury80]

lol, its like a kid in Santas Knees

[@lzhy83129]

the man: Oh, what you did at 1:23? dont hold that~

[@njpandahugger]

@TheAsianNinjaKitty - I thinks kids are allowed to sit with with the pandas, but I did not see any children doing it when we were there.

[@kaako86]

Hahaha that is soooo effing cute.

[@njpandahugger]

Pandas at the reserves at raised with a lot of human contact, so, no they do not attack.

[@shirleywong5525]

Is this Jin Hu? Oh! he is so cute, adorable and also very tame and quiet sitting down. Love you Jin Hu !!

[@CrystallyLavender]

It’s not Jin Hu. 🙂 Fu Fu was born 8/25/2001, so way before Jin Hu was born. This guy visited Wolong in September of 2003 and sat with Fu Fu. Fu Fu is the twin brother of Xiang Xiang, the very first panda that was released into the wild and died tragically in February of 2007.

[@shirleywong5525]

@@CrystallyLavender Thank you so much for the reply and your information. Very unfortunately his twin brother Xiang Xiang did not survive in the wild. 😒 So Fu Fu was adopted by Carrefour, a supermarket chain. How is Fu Fu present situation now? If he is still surviving he should be about 20 years old. 😊🐼💕

[@CrystallyLavender]

@@shirleywong5525 went, thank you for telling me that Fu Fu was adopted by a supermarket chain, because I noticed that his name was “Lin Hai.” Was Xiang Xiang also adopted? Because his original name was “Lin Her.” Don’t know what “Her” is in Chinese or just a typo. Take a look: pandanews.org/the-pandas/531_xiang-xiang I have no idea where Fu Fu is or how he’s doing. But I’d like to know. He looked so cute in this video. Hope he’s in great health and well cared-for. I feel really sad about Xiang Xiang, too. I love pandas very much, so any death, even the wild ones we’ll never know about breaks my heart. 💔😭

[@shirleywong5525]

@@CrystallyLavender Hi Crystal I was unsure whether Xiang Xiang was adopted, because I heard in this video that they said Fu Fu was adopted by Carrefour. Normally those panda if born in captivity and release to the wild the chances of survival is very low because maybe they cannot adapt to wild environment. Yes I have view the link is about Xiang Xiang origin. Thanks for sending the link.

[@CrystallyLavender]

@@shirleywong5525 well, actually their survival rate isn’t low nowadays. It was only because Xiang Xiang was not properly trained since it was the very first time it was ever done. So they stopped the program for quite many years and completely revamped the training program and have had pretty good success so far, according to reports. They’ve totally eliminated any human contact from the second the panda is born, so they’re completely trained by their mothers in wild environments, just like how real wild pandas learn survival skills with their mothers p. Xiang Xiang didn’t have any of that, which contributed to his early demise. Poor baby… It was great chatting with you. Have a wonderful day! 🙂

[@yuedu618]

I envy u!

[@ktos1979]

Biedne pandy,z rąk do rąk,szkoda mi ich.

[@Tatelina]

That is a cute little thing.. but I wouldnt be touching his face or his snout.. I would be too paranoid about their natural instincts cutting in.. Also wen the little one were on the peoples laps he seemed like he was hanging... wouldnt he be more comfortable if he felt suppourted? I think he would.

[@iluvtennis02]

Omg i love pandas so much where did u go to sit with the panda ?

[@helloshawn100]

lol yeah i shoudlent have wrote that

[@justinefiona94]

OMNOMNOMNOM Nomming on a carrot thing =]

[@samanthaag]

I want one!!

[@njpandahugger]

@m0chiXp0chi - You can sit with them for about five minutes

[@Riedle_]

Thank you for your reply From what chinese town you leaved to went to Wolong? Was it planner or did you found a local guide?

[@Riedle_]

WOW, i'm so envy :) I wanna hugs and rub a panda too! Where did you start to went in Wolong?

[@SoapMactavish0]

Nice!

[@tinalongano8849]

How can I hug a panda?

[@KpopR9]

@squeehunter and kittens

[@edencat2005]

Sorry,it should be "9th,June"...

[@w2hh351]

😁