Ying Ying delivered the cubs one day before turning 19, making her the oldest giant panda on record to give birth for the first time.
HONG KONG – Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species.
Ying Ying and Le Le, her mate at Ocean Park, had earlier drawn attention when they mated naturally in 2020 for the first time after 13 years of trying in captivity.In the months that followed, Ying Ying was sluggish, and her appetite was diminished, raising hopes that she could have been pregnant, but the park later said she was not expecting after all.
On Aug 15, the park threw Ying Ying a birthday party, with frozen treats made by Häagen-Dazs, flavoured with bamboo, sweet potato and carrot.She was “understandably nervous” as a first-time mother, Ocean Park said, and spent much of the next five hours twisting and turning on the ground in labour pains.
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