Six sets of baby panda twins just made their public debut in China
Twelve giant panda cubs just made their first public appearance, and it is exactly as adorable as it sounds.
According to The Guardian, the cubs were all between one and four months old, and were born in captivity at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province.
Hou Rong, director of research, told Sky News Australia that the big influx of panda cubs was unexpected, to say the least.
“Newly born pandas are not immune to the outside world, so they are easily infected with bacteria and end up dying. However, they can survive if they have colostrum, as it is rich in antibodies.”
Rong told Sky News that colostrum, a form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals in late pregnancy, was the key to keeping the cubs alive.
Apart from being unbearably cute, the public debut was also a chance for the center to promote giant panda conservation, as well as a chance for visitors to choose names for the cubs.
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