Giant panda gives birth to twins in Shaanxi
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Giant panda Ya Ya carries newly born cubs in her arms at Qinling Panda Breeding Research Center in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Shen Jiena)
The panda gave birth to twin cubs at the research center Saturday. Both babies are healthy, with the female weighing 137 grams and the male 110 grams.
A staff worker assists Ya Ya with breastfeeding at Qinling Panda Breeding Research Center in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Shen Jiena)
A staff worker conducts physical examination for giant panda cubs at Qinling Panda Breeding Research Center in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo/Shen Jiena)
A female panda who has taken a newfound fondness of playing in the water caught the attention of its keepers at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, as they believed she might be in heat.
Researchers in the center, where a total of 32 giant pandas dwell, are busy monitoring and studying the animals breeding activities, especially verifying whether the pandas have initiated their estrus cycle.
Giant pandas usually come into estrus from February to May annually, with April being the peak season. To create the best conditions for mating, the keepers must track the precise time of the estrus cycle.
A keeper takes care of a giant panda cub at the Qinling breeding and research center for the giant panda in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, Jan. 22, 2021.One method is by the traditional means of observation, and the other is testing their reproductive hormones, according to Zhang Danhui, an assistant veterinarian with the center.
2021-04-21 14:36:05 GMT2021-04-21 22:36:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
XI AN, April 21 (Xinhua) A female panda who has taken a newfound fondness of playing in the water caught the attention of its keepers at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in northwest China s Shaanxi Province, as they believed she might be in heat.
Researchers in the center, where a total of 32 giant pandas dwell, are busy monitoring and studying the animals breeding activities, especially verifying whether the pandas have initiated their estrus cycle.
Giant pandas usually come into estrus from February to May annually, with April being the peak season. To create the best conditions for mating, the keepers must track the precise time of the estrus cycle.