- Zoo Berlin has released new photos of its adorable twin panda cubs.
- The unnamed cubs were born at the zoo on August 31 to mother Meng Meng.
- They opened their eyes for the first time in October.
- According to The Guardian, the twin cubs will live at Zoo Berlin until about four years after they’re weaned off Meng Meng’s milk, when they will move to China.
- The zoo also maintains a regular blog documenting the pandas’ lives.
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What’s cuter than one panda? Twin pandas!
Zoo Berlin just released new photos of a set of twin panda cubs that are growing up at the German zoo.
According to a zoo press release, the as-yet-unnamed cubs were born one hour apart on August 31 to mother Meng Meng – and are the first panda cubs born in a German zoo.
"Meng Meng and her two cubs coped well with the birth and are all in good health," said veterinarian and Zoo and Tierpark director Dr Andreas Knieriem at the time.
"Even though these are the first offspring born to our young female panda, she is already doing a wonderful job as a mum."
Born pink with fine white down fur and large tails, the twin cubs have been growing quickly, gaining thicker fur in the black and white pattern pandas are famous for.
In October, the cubs opened their eyes for the first time.
"We are thrilled that the two pandas are developing so well," said Dr Knieriem in another Zoo Berlin press release at the time.
"We have been referring to them as 'big one' and 'little one,' but thanks to Meng Meng's nourishing milk the two siblings are now almost the same size and weight. They both weigh around two kilograms (4.4 pounds), and they are about 30 centimeters (12 inches) long, respectively."
According to The Guardian, the twin panda cubs will live with mother Meng Meng and father Jiao Qing in Berlin until about four years after they are weaned off Meng Meng's milk. They will then move to China, where pandas natively come from.
To help draw attention to the importance of wildlife conservation, Zoo Berlin is also maintaining a regular blog documenting the pandas' lives. Spoiler: it's absolutely adorable.
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