Weave Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) A 12-year-old panda, evacuated from the earthquake-stricken Wolong panda research centre in China's Sichuan province, has given birth to two cubs. The cubs were the first pandas to be born in 2008. The first baby, born on Sunday morning, was taken away by staff members for measurements and other tests. The baby was said to weigh 170grams. The second baby was born around 30 minutes later and was carried around by Guo Guo in her mouth. The happy occasion took place in Ya'an, Sichuan province, where Guo Guo was transferred from the quake-stricken Wolong panda reserve. Guo Guo had been frightened by the May 12 quake and had escaped from the centre but staff found her a day later and brought her back to the reserve. There were 63 pandas living at Wolong before the earthquake, which destroyed 18 enclosures and severely damaged 14 other reserves. One panda was killed and another one is still missing. Only 1,590 pandas live in the wild, all in China, and about 1,400 were in the part of the southwestern province of Sichuan that was rocked by the earthquake. 'Welcome to the world baby pandas!' Click here for video Edited July 8, 2008 by Weave Quote
Michelle Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 On the news last night, they actually showed you the panda giving birth! Quote
Lilywhite Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 They are beautiful! A happy event for the panda population, even if they are born in captivity. Quote
Angel Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 On the news last night, they actually showed you the panda giving birth! I watched that as well - such a lovely sight. Quote
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