Panda Rejects Her Newborn, Then Camera Captures The Moment When Her Instincts Kick In

Mar 22, 2019 by apost team

You’ll often hear that there’s nothing quite like the bond between a mother and her child. It’s true no matter what species you’re referring to. The bond is actually scientific in nature because once birth occurs, a particular hormone is released that connects a woman with her child. For this reason, many doctors allow mothers private time with their newborn babies for a period of time after birth is completed.

This time is used for snuggling, hugging, and bonding with the child. Many people know the importance of this critical period between a mother and child, but what happens if the bond just isn’t there?

There can be many reasons why a mother wouldn’t immediately connect with her child, but it’s always an unfortunate concern when it happens.

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This scenario recently occurred at a zoo between a panda mother and her child. The mother, named Min-Min, delivered her baby successfully. Much like the time that human doctors allow mothers to have with their babies, zookeepers allow this same time between animal mothers and their babies.

However, when Min-Min delivered her offspring, the zookeepers were afraid that something might be wrong with the health of the baby panda.

Taking the baby away from Min-Min was a risk due to the two missing out on the bonding period, but it had to be done in order to ensure the health of the infant panda.

Thankfully, they eventually determined after some testing that the baby was healthy and returned it to Min-Min.

The zookeepers were nervous about reuniting the baby with Min-Min, but they stood by to watch what would happen. The mother declined to pay any attention to her child, and completely rejected any type of interaction with it. This obviously caused for some concern, but they gave Min-Min a little more time to adjust to the idea of being a mother.

A miracle occurred while the camera was rolling, however. Min-Min realized that the baby was her offspring and instinctively decided to take care of it. She lovingly snatched up the baby panda and decided that it was time for the bonding period while she began snuggling and giving affection to her baby.

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