An American Man Once Stole Two Giant Pandas from China, and the Outcome Made People Angry

Everyone knows that pandas are our country's national treasures. Previously, to see them you had to go to the zoo, now with the development of the internet, we see about them on the internet, they always move slowly and plump, but when they see food, they will be quite agile. Pandas are also very affectionate with the people who feed them. Whenever their familiar people approach, pandas will hug their legs and not let go, just like a naughty child.

As our country's national treasure, pandas make us love and proud. However, there was once an American who used to bring our national treasure pandas abroad many times. Who is she? How did she do it and how are the pandas living in a foreign country? Let's take a look together

The woman who took the giant panda abroad came from the United States and was called Ruth Harkness. Why did she do this? How did she do it?

Ruth Harkness had no intention of doing such a thing originally. The reason for her actions later came from her husband Bill Harkness. He was a man with a crazy passion for adventure. Bill Harkness often went out hunting, and he was very different from ordinary hunters. He often said that the real master was to bring the prey back alive.

In 1934, the two got married. Shortly after their marriage, he left home and came to China. At that time, he wanted to bring the giant pandas back to the United States.

When Ruth Harkness learned the news, she was heartbroken. She loved her husband deeply and vowed to complete his unfinished business. Since then, Ruth Harkness began to search for giant pandas. Ruth Harkness came to China and quickly recruited a team, establishing an expedition team, one of whom was named Yang Dexie, who is a famous Chinese explorer. Yang Dexie held the world record for mountaineering in exploration, and he was very experienced in exploration.

Thanks to Yang Dexie's help, Ruth Harkness quickly started operating in Sichuan Province. After a period of searching, Ruth Harkness didn't get any results. The humid environment and muddy roads made Ruth Harkness almost despair. Just when things were about to turn for the worse, something happened.

Ruth and her team discovered a grown-up giant panda. They were very excited and thought they had achieved victory. However, they had no experience in catching giant pandas. Several people moved cautiously and were discovered by the clever giant panda. The giant panda escaped smoothly. Ruth Harkness was disappointed, but just then, she heard a sound like a baby crying. Several people went to investigate, and it turned out that a lost panda cub was crying.

Ruth Harkness recognized it as a male giant panda. Ruth Harkness carefully took it back to Shanghai and fed it food. This little panda was miraculously revived, and Ruth Harkness decided to take it back to the United States.

From a theoretical point of view, this is absolutely not allowed. However, due to some complex political reasons, Ruth Harkness still brought this panda back. Ruth Harkness believed that she was able to find pandas thanks to Yang Dexie's help. So, she named the panda 'Sulin' after Yang Dexie's wife.

Sulin lived in Ruth Harkness's apartment in Manhattan. Although it had never gone out, the media quickly captured news about it. Many zoos wanted to take Sulin away. Ruth Harkness started to offer a price. Finally, Chicago's Brookfield offered $8750 to take Sulin away.

Suddenly, people from all over the United States rushed to the zoo to catch a glimpse of the Oriental treasure. Including blind writer Helen Keller, she said she really wanted to touch this giant panda. However, the situation didn't last long, Sulin got sick soon because it couldn't adapt to the environment in the United States. To make the pandas survive and reproduce in America, Ruth Harkness returned to China to find another male panda.

Unfortunately, she still found a female panda and brought her back. Surprisingly, Sulin died after an accident, and the body was dissected by medical personnel. People discovered that it was a male giant panda. This bizarre incident made everyone laugh and cry. And even more surprising is that Ruth Harkness brought back another panda that was believed to be female also died shortly after.

Ruth Harkness's actions were criticized by some people, who said she violated the laws of nature and made an unethical move. At the same time, some people regarded her as a hero, believing that she was courageous and satisfied American curiosity.