GIANT CHINESE PANDA EATING BAMBOO paintography and photography by MICHAEL (Miguel) FORBUS.... Giant Panda Contributed by: Madison Paige Jones on 8/14/2007 Wandering around a bamboo forest. The mother panda finds a hollow tree hidden beneath the foliage. The perfect place to have her baby. She is ready to have her cub. Giant Panda is born, helpless and hairless. Not sure what to do next. Giant Panda waits for her mother milk. She looks like she is growing. Black spots are appearing around her eyes. The mother looks upon her with pride. Knowing that it's her baby, she looks out for it. Watching everywhere for signs of danger. Now Giant Panda can eat real food. Bamboo replaces the mother's milk. Leaves and flowers are the occasional treat. If Giant Panda is lucky she can have a mouse. Hair covers Giant Panda. She almost has as much as her mother. Almost. Giant Panda could pass for a grown panda. Giant Panda has made a friend, Chiao. They play together hour after hour. Enjoying every moment and every game. The fun doesn't end, until it is time to go. One day Chiao doesn't come out to play. Giant Panda goes to her home. Poachers surround Chiao's cave. Not knowing what to do next she runs home. Play time is over. The time has come to leave. Giant Panda is now one and a half years old. Her mother says goodbye with a lick on the cheek. Tears well up in both pairs of eyes as Giant Panda departs. While walking, she realizes she is the same size as her mother. Giant Panda is fully grown but not ready to mate. She slows her pace. The ground here is nice. Nice enough for a home. Giant Panda has found her territory. Quickly, she marks it to let everyone else know. She will do her best to make it her home. So that she feels safe and secure. Time has gone by and Giant Panda is five now. She looks for a mate because spring is the time.
27 Comments
joe valcourt 08 Mar 2016
So cuteJeanie Chadwick 14 Nov 2007
you've made him so cuddly and his eyes so expressive Miguel.Federica Bentivoglio 14 Nov 2007
So lovely and sweet Panda, so really cute image!!! wonderful work!Nira Dabush 12 Nov 2007
TRULY WONDERFUL IMAGE ,MICHAEL..EXCELLENT EFFECTS..AND THE COLOUR USE IS FANTASTIC.Anonymous Guest 11 Nov 2007
Quite a magnificent animal.Have a great Sunday, Michael!Joke Schotting 11 Nov 2007
Gorgeous Michael!!!!!Linda Bertiaux 11 Nov 2007
This is so cute, Michael!! I just love it. The look on its face is just adorable. Excellent job.Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 11 Nov 2007
GORGEOUS!!!Pandas are such Beautiful Bears!!!FANTASTIC Camera work and Digital Artistry,Michael!!!Barry Huyett 11 Nov 2007
beautiful work!!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 11 Nov 2007
how SWEET AND POWERFUL!!!!!!!!Jan van Baarle 11 Nov 2007
Fantastic Michael! Looks like a real oil painting. My pic of the day!Karen Cash 10 Nov 2007
adorable and wonderful work Michael!Minnie Shuler 10 Nov 2007
Wow is right. Looks so sad though. Beautiful piece.Hui Zhu 10 Nov 2007
W^o^W love it so much...lovely panda !Ruth Kauffman 10 Nov 2007
WOW, Michael!! It's hard to believe you did this wonderful image all on the computer!!! It's so adorable and excellent work. Loved the story too!! :)Leah Jaarveth 10 Nov 2007
oh this is wonderful...Cindy Lemoi 10 Nov 2007
Michael, I love this piece. What a beautiful animal. Precious artwork. Perfect !Robin Brown 10 Nov 2007
Michael WWF need images like this to inspire us all to care about wild life & by that I mean our natural enviroment & all its dependands not wild disco's & stuff. Just in case anyone out there was a little unsure. Save them & we'll save ourselves.Sara Deutsch 10 Nov 2007
Wonderful textures bring out the beauty and personality of this adorable creature...Anonymous Guest 10 Nov 2007
Thank God for the Wolong Nature Preserve, in China, to help these sweet, innocent creatures stay as protected as possible. So few left in the wild-sad. Roly-poly "clowns" as they munch, munch, munch on their beloved bamboo...we only love them more... AOEmily Reed 10 Nov 2007
THIS IS SO HEARTWARMING AND ADORABLE!Lior Goldenberg 10 Nov 2007
Beautiful animal and beautiful work, Michael! She looks a bit sad but she probably isn't, as I understood from your lovely story.Joanna Jungjohann 10 Nov 2007
oh michael, what a beautiful animal and painting. peace my friend, joFiona Hooper 10 Nov 2007
I wish everyone could feel the same way about these wonderful animals. Thank you, Miguel.Anonymous Guest 10 Nov 2007
Sweet beings and they are so adorable as you have shown here, Michael. Hurts my heart about the parts in the story where Chiao is no more and where Mama and Baby need to part. Hopefully, with her mating, gentle new cubs will survive and be left alone to do what they do best: Make our world more beautiful and wondrous and tickle our fancies by being so incredibly cute, cuddly looking and irresistable! P.S. We can learn a lot from Giant Pandas and Sea Otters about how to look so darned cute while eating! ~*~ AOLili Segal 10 Nov 2007
Wonderful work, Michael! The panda is very cute!Fabulous colours! A very nice text too!Andrew Dragh 10 Nov 2007
Very colorful. Nice work!