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Pandas not as solitary as earlier thought
New York: Renowned for being loners, the elusive giant pandas actually keep company at times, say researchers who electronically stalked five animals in China’s bamboo forests.
The data, reported in the Journal of Mammalogy, provides a peek into the secret life of giant pandas and revels how they interact with one another and spend their lives in the wild.
“Pandas are such an elusive species and it is very hard to observe them in wild,” said Vanessa Hull, research associate at Michigan State University (MSU).
For the study, five pandas – three female adults named Pan Pan, Mei Mei and Zhong Zhong, a young female Long Long and a male dubbed Chuan Chuan – were captured, collared and tracked from 2010 to 2012, in the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan.
The researchers found that the pandas hang together sometimes. Three in this group – Chuan Chuan, Mei Mei and Long Long – were found to be in the same part of the forest at the same time for several weeks in the autumn and outside the usual spring mating season.
“We can see it clearly was not just a fluke, we could see they were in the same locations, which we never would have expected for that length of time and at that time of year,” Hull said.
“This might be evidence that pandas are not as solitary as once widely believed,” study co-author Jindong Zhang, postdoctoral researcher at MSU, pointed out.
Chuan Chuan, the male panda, moseyed across a bigger range than any of the females, leading researchers to speculate that he spent time checking in on the surrounding females and advertising his presence with scent marking – rubbing stinky glands against trees.
The researchers also learned about the pandas’ feeding strategy from this surveillance period. Many animals in the wild have a home range, and within that a core area they frequently return to and defend.
“They pretty much sit down and eat their way out of an area, but then need to move on to the next place,” Hull said.
The pandas returned to core areas after being gone for long spans of time — up to six months. It suggests the pandas do remember successful dining experiences, and return in anticipation of regrowth, the researchers noted.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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