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Classmates from the class all gathered around!

Surrounding the presenter, they maintained some distance, both excited and shyly tense, akin to the pure-hearted youth seeing an adult film for the first time.

It was thrilling!

Liu Wei was momentarily at a loss for words: "Tortoise!"

Wu Jiancong's eyes widened: "Tortoise, panda feces!"

Yang Yue giggled, her face reddening somewhat as she looked around: "Who among you is planning to take a sniff?"

Having grown up to this age, with ethical and moral values formed, feces were associated with dirtiness and privacy.

In public view, seeing a pile of feces presented so openly in someone's hand—even though they knew it was panda feces and meant for an educational demonstration—still made them somewhat hesitant to approach.

The presenter checked the crowd's reaction: "Actually, it doesn't smell bad, it's somewhat fragrant, really, don't you want to smell it?"

Gao Kaijin looked disdainful yet wistful: "Really? Aren't you tricking us?"

Classmates nudged each other, whispering conspiratorially: "Hey, hey, don't you want to smell it?"

"You go smell it!"

It was not just the potential for an unsavory scent that was concerning, but even more so, a sense of embarrassment!

A young child, looking to be of elementary school age, didn't have so many reservations and raised their hand: "I want to smell it!"

The presenter smiled: "Alright!"

Reaching their hand out, the child brought their face close!

With eyes closed and nostrils twitching, they sniffed seriously.

The child opened their eyes, looking somewhat surprised: "Hmm! It smells like leaves!"

The crowd felt somewhat embarrassed, the child was so unabashed, and here they were feeling shy for no reason.

Putting aside their embarrassment, Wu Jiancong coughed twice and raised his hand: "I want to smell it too!"

Wu Jiancong's family lived near Chengdu, and pandas were a source of pride for their hometown!

He had seen pandas before at the zoo, but he had never smelled their feces.

The classmates clapped with muffled applause: "Jiancong bro, you're amazing!"

"I hereby dub you the Grand Pioneer of Feces Sniffing!"

Liu Wei chuckled: "Brother, I'll take a photo for you!"

Wu Jiancong ignored the teasing and stepped forward to take a closer look.

The panda feces the presenter was holding was greenish, about the size of a cigarette pack!

Shaped like an oval with one end slightly rounder and the other a bit pointed.

Inside, you could see small and large leaf fragments; overall, it looked like a bunch of chopped bamboo leaves wrapped into a greenish ball, and it seemed a bit moist.

It appeared to be fresh out of the oven today!

Bending down, he fanned his hand to waft the scent.

Sniffing carefully with his nose, there was actually a faint fragrance!

It was like opening a can of tea leaves and taking a whiff inside.

Everyone watched Wu Jiancong curiously, eager to see his reaction!

Wu Jiancong's eyes lit up: "Hey, this scent is really nice! Come and smell it!"@@novelbin@@

The students crowded forward to take a whiff, and to them, it was a novel experience.

They all laughed, some even with a look of bliss on their faces, "It kind of smells like tea leaves!"

"I think it smells like traditional Chinese medicine!"

"Why do I think it smells like biscuits?"

Gao Kaijin reflected thoughtfully, "I wonder if it could be used to brew tea!"

Liu Wei shivered, "Whoa, bro, you've got quite the palate!"

The students took turns smelling the poop, and the guide smiled as he watched their reactions, explaining, "Isn't it pretty poop? You all can see the bamboo leaves in it, right?

The panda's feces will turn this bright green color because of the bamboo leaves it eats, so panda poop is also known as 'green dumplings!' There are also some fine rods; these are the undigested bamboo fibers.

Since pandas have a relatively poor ability to digest bamboo, about only 20% or so, what they eat comes out pretty much the same."

"Wow, isn't that just like us humans eating enoki mushrooms?"

"Damn, that metaphor is kinda gross!"

Panda feces are quite cute, but human feces are a bit...

Curious, someone asked, "Since pandas don't digest bamboo well, why do they still eat it?"

The guide said, "That goes back a long time... Faced with changes in the environment and the pressure of competition, pandas chose the more easily accessible bamboo as their food! Because of the low digestive efficiency, pandas developed a habit of eating and pooping quickly, and eating a lot leads to pooping a lot.

This 'green dumpling' here is from our female panda Cloud. We feed her over 20 kilograms of bamboo daily, and Zhuangzhuang, the male giant panda, gets fed 30 kilograms each day.

They can defecate up to a dozen times a day and produce around ten kilograms of feces."

"Wow!" The crowd let out a chorus of amazed exclamations.

"By the way, Cloud likes to sleep surrounded by her poop. She circles herself with it, seemingly for a sense of security."

"Haha!"

"Is it really that funny?"

Just imagining the scene seems very amusing.

The guide continued, "Actually, there are many secrets hidden in panda feces! You can tell what the panda has been eating from the color of its feces.

This pile of feces, which is predominantly bamboo leaves, is richly green. If it's formed and yellow, then it's eaten bamboo stalks. If it's a loose light yellow, then it has eaten bamboo shoots. The feces from eating bamboo shoots smell worse!"

Our animal keepers collect the pandas' feces every day, which is used to determine their health status.

For example, look at the edges of this bamboo, they are cut very cleanly, indicating that the panda has good teeth.

The feces are just the right size, which means the panda's intestinal function is good, and it can clench its poop with strength. If the intestinal function is weak and it can't clench properly, the feces become coarser.

If the feces are sticky, it could mean there's a shortage in bamboo supply. In that case, pandas will curl up on the ground, lie on their side motionless, and lose interest in food."

"Wow!"

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In the past, they only knew pandas were cute; they had never imagined there were so many interesting stories in their feces.

The guide smiled and said, "Including the identification of wild giant pandas, feces can also play a significant role!

In their natural environment, giant pandas are good climbers, have a wide range of activities, and hide in deep mountains, making it difficult to capture them on infrared cameras.

Animals like tigers and leopards have unique patterns and spots, which facilitate identification, but pandas have the same black and white markings, making them harder to distinguish.

When panda feces are excreted, they are enveloped with some cells shed from the lining of the intestines. From these, we can extract the DNA of giant pandas and accurately identify individuals."