Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
Giant pandas have difficulty breeding and their pregnancies are notoriously difficult to follow. The zoo says the babies “are very lively, pink and plump.”
Author: Associated Press
Updated: 9:31 PM EDT August 2, 2021
PARIS, France — A giant panda on loan to France from China gave birth to female twin cubs early Monday, a French zoo announced, declaring “they are very lively, pink and plump.”
The Beauval Zoo, south of Paris, said the twins were born shortly after 1 a.m. They weigh 149 and 129 grams (5.3 and 4.6 ounces).
Their mother Huan Huan and father Yuan Zi are at Beauval on a 10-year loan from China aimed at highlighting good ties with France. The twins are their second and third cubs after the first panda ever born in France, Yuan Meng, in 2017.