While giant pandas are known for their low birth rate, this is not the case with the Malaysian couple, Xing Xing and Liang Liang or originally known as Fu Wa and Feng Yi.
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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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