Artificially Bred Twin Pandas Born
Posted:2007-8-26|Source:internet|No. of Views:
On August 13, twin panda cubs were delivered at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. It was the first time that a panda gave birth to one male and one female twins by artificial insemination this year. The female cub was first born, weighing 131.3 grams and the male weighed 116 grams. By far, the 12-year-old mother panda named“Jiaozi”has made successful delivery of five times since 2001. The twin cubs will be cared and brought up by base staff. Five pandas in the base gave birth to 8 cubs this year.
