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First twin pandas born in Europe unveiled

2010-10-08 1,854 Dailymotion

<p><br /> The first ever twin pandas to be born in Europe have been unveiled to the public at Madrid Zoo.<br /> </p><p><br /> The twin cubs were born on September 7, one hundred and thirty five days after their mother was artificially inseminated.<br /> </p><p><br /> The two little pandas have not been given names yet. According to vets at Madrid Zoo, one of them is a male, while the gender of the second one is still to be determined.<br /> </p><p><br /> Weighing about 1 kilo each - the same as a bag of sugar - the cubs are the first of their species to be born in Spain since 1982 and only the third litter to be born in Europe, according to a Chinese veterinarian who travelled from Beijing especially for their birth.<br /> </p><p><br /> Pandas are in danger of extinction and have great difficulty breeding.<br /> </p><p><br /> The cubs' mother was artificially inseminated twice before successfully reproducing. The father Bing Xing was given to Spain by the Chinese government in 2007.<br /> </p><p><br /> For Madrid Zoo veterinarian Mariadelcloux, the twins' birth is a significant addition to the International Conservation of Species program.<br /> </p><p><br /> "It is very important because this is an animal that is crucial among the world program for conservation as there are only a few of them so, having two more is a great addition to the program in which there are about 300 animals at the moment," she said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Hua Zui Ba gave birth with no complications, zoo officials said, but the cubs will spend some time in an incubator, taking turns to be fed by their mother.<br /> </p>

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