New-born panda twins 'give double hope for endangered species'
New-born red panda twins"give double hope" for the endangered species, a keeper at the UK zoo where they were born has said.
The animals were born at Whipsnade Zoo on 25 June, the Zoological Society of London said on Wednesday, to mum Ruby and dad Nilo.Image:They each weighed just 113g at birth, and have not left their nest yet. Zookeepers, who say the twins are being well cared for by their parents, wondered if mum Ruby was pregnant for the first time and tried to make her comfortable.
Keeper Grant Timberlake said:"We were ecstatic when we spotted her curled up in one of the nesting boxes we had prepared, using her bushy red tail to keep the two cubs warm. "Ruby has been doing an incredible job feeding and caring for the twins, so we're leaving the family to bond together, only checking in on them when she pops outside to eat."
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