Qinling Giant Panda Research Center welcomes 7 cubs in 2023
The Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, breeds seven cubs in 2023 — five males and two females. [Photo by Zhang Danhui for chinadaily.com.cn]
The Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, bred seven cubs in 2023 — five males and two females. According to the latest data, the captive population of giant pandas has now reached 49 individuals.
On Aug 9, a male set of twins was born to the giant panda Zheng Zheng. On the same day, the giant panda An An gave birth to a pair of twins, a male and a female.
On Aug 14, the giant panda Ya Ya gave birth to a male cub. On Sept 6, more good news came as the giant panda Ming Ming gave birth to another pair of twins, a male and a female. The second cub weighed less than 60 grams, making it the lightest cub born at the center.
With the care of the staff, its current weight has reached 4 kilograms. The rest of the cubs have reached a weight of 5 kg. All the cubs are in good health.
Shaanxi has been artificially breeding giant pandas since the 1980s. The center has established a mature artificial breeding technology system, and the captive population of giant pandas is steadily increasing.
The Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, breeds seven cubs in 2023 — five males and two females. [Photo by Xu Guanglan for chinadaily.com.cn]
The Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an of Shaanxi Province, breeds seven cubs in 2023 — five males and two females. [Photo by Xu Guanglan for chinadaily.com.cn]
