Panda twins born in China as species struggles for survival

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BEIJING (AP) — Twin giant pandas have been born at a breeding center in southwestern China, a sign of progress for the country’s unofficial national mascot as it struggles for survival amid climate change and loss of habitat.

The male and female cubs, born Tuesday at the Qinling Panda Research Center in Shaanxi province, are the second pair of twins born to their mother, Qin Qin. Another panda, Yong Yong, gave birth to twins at the center earlier this month.

Qin Qin was also born at the center and previously gave birth to twin females in 2020.

State media gave no word on the father, but Chinese veterinarians for years have been using artificial insemination to boost the population of the animals, which reproduce rarely in the wild and rely on a diet of bamboo in the mountains of western China.



This photo released by Qinling Giant Panda Research Center, shows newly born twin Panda cubs, male at left and female at right, at the center in Xi'an, in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2022. The male cub weighed 176.4 grams while the female cub weighed 151.2 grams when they were born at the on Tuesday morning, according to the Qinling Panda Research Center. (Qinling Giant Panda Research Center via AP)


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[Phoenix61]

1. I don't understand how she doesn't accidentally smash them.nt

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

3. Probably in the same way that Mummy Elephants don't step on their babies,

given their limited eyesight and size.

Aren't they adorable though ? Soooo tiny and pink.

[Wicked Blue]

2. Wonderful!

Let's hope the little pandababies survive and thrive.

[wendyb-NC]

4. They're so tiny

They don't look anything like a grown Panda.

Here's to the two panda babes health as they grow and thrive, by leaps and bounds, climbing trees, eating shoots and leaves, frolicking through their peaceful habitat, and someday adding more pandas to the world. Thank you, for posting about them.