Giant panda gives birth to heaviest twin cubs ever born

Pandas

Giant panda gives birth to heaviest twin cubs ever born
Published August 4, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Updated September 4, 2017 at 1:51 PM

A 10-year-old giant panda at the China Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center gave birth to a pair of twins at a nature reserve in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in the early hours of Thursday.

The newborn cubs are the heaviest panda twins to ever have been born since weight has been recorded. The male and female cubs weigh 181.7 (6.4 ounces) and 220 grams (7.7 ounces) respectively.

Generally, cubs weigh around 150 grams (5.2 ounces.)

It is rare to find twins that both weigh more than 180 grams (6.3 ounces.)

Pandas – CGTN America
Pandas – CGTN America

Pandas are the most well- know animals from China. Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.