Hong Kong’s beloved feminine panda Ying Ying has given beginning to twins, changing into the oldest mom of an enormous panda for the primary time.
The fantastic panda gave beginning to the cubs on Thursday at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, a day earlier than her nineteenth birthday. Ying Ying was born in Wolong, China, on August 16, 2006.
Her infants are a rarity as a result of if she have been human, she can be 57 years previous.
In response to the caretakers, the panda cubs are very fragile and require time and care to stabilize. In addition they mentioned that the cubs are beneath 24-hour intensive care.
“We’re all wanting ahead to assembly the large panda cubs. Please wait a number of months patiently to make their debut and formally meet everybody!” Ocean Park Hong Kong acknowledged as quoted by BBC.
The feminine panda gave beginning to a male and a feminine cub. Of the 2, the sister panda seems to be weaker than her brother as a result of her physique temperature is decrease and her cries are weaker than the male child panda’s. It additionally does not assist that she weighs solely 122g.
Large pandas are secretive on the subject of mating, however Ying Ying and the cubs’ father, Le Le, efficiently mated at Ocean Park in March. The pair have been on the park since 2007, after they have been gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing.
China has been working tirelessly to stop the decline of the panda inhabitants. The nation’s efforts have led to the panda being thought of a weak species, however not on the point of extinction.
