The first panda twin cubs of the year met the public for the first time on Tuesday, a day after they were born in China’s southwest.
The two female pandas attracted huge crowds at a panda breeding centre in Chengdu, who came to see the newborn twins, footage from CCTV showed.
Seven-year-old giant panda Kelin, after being in labour for two hours, gave birth to the twins early Monday morning, Chinese state media reported.
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It is the world’s first set of giant panda twins born in 2015, and both of them are in good health, according to the breeders with the Chengdu Research Base for GiantPanda Breeding.
The older sister weighs 118 grams and the younger sister 70 grams, and both of them drink about one milliliter milk per meal, said the breeders.
Their mother Kolin was pregnant through artificial insemination in January. She gave birth to the twins after going into labor for two hours.
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