A giant panda named Yongyong gave birth to twin cubs at a breeding base in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The male cubs weighed 150.4 grams and 134.5 grams respectively, when they were born at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center. They were breastfed shortly after the birth and are in good condition at present.
This is the second birth for Yongyong, who was also born at the center on August 10, 2014. Yongyong gave birth to her first cub on August 17, 2020, becoming the youngest panda mother at the center.
The Qinling giant panda is a subspecies of giant panda first recognized in 2005. It has a smaller and rounder skull, shorter snout and less fur than the more familiar Sichuan subspecies.
Shaanxi began artificially raising Qinling giant pandas in the 1980s and has established a mature artificial breeding technology system.
So far, a total of 34 giant panda cubs have been bred in the province.
