The twins were born in September as part of a breeding program to preserve the endangered species.
A four-months-old red panda cub and its mother sit on tree branches at Bratislava's Zoo on November 13, 2014. Twin red panda cubs were found dead in their nesting box Thursday at Longleat Safari Park.Emma was a first-time mother to the twin females. The zoo acknowledged that it was very cold, but red pandas can withstand temperatures as cold as minus 15 degrees Celsius in the wild. Red pandasin places like China and Nepal.
The zoo also mentioned that red pandas have a high mortality rate, with only 20 percent of cubs surviving to adulthood in the wild. Red pandas are an endangered species, and in an attempt to preserve the animals, the cubs were born as part of a breeding program at the zoo this summer. When the zoo announced their birth, staff said they hoped the twins would play an important role in preserving the endangered species.
Tala and Sumi were popular residents at the zoo, with hundreds of people engaging in any tweets that included photos of the pair.
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