Story By: Kathryn Quinn, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
Video Credit: CEN/ Zoo Berlin
This video shows the cute moment twins panda babies at Berlin Zoo opened their eyes for the first time.
The pandas were born at the on 31st August to Mum Meng Meng, at Berlin Zoo in the German capital of Berlin, but only opened their eyes to the world six weeks later.
In the video the first twin can be seen opening its eyes and looking at mum Meng Meng cuddling with the other twin. A short while later the second twin opened its eyes.
The sweet little pandas now weigh around 2 kilos after being born weighing 136 and 186g respectively and measure around 30 cm in length, and the typical black white fur is beginning to grow after they were born bald.
Zoo director Dr. Andreas Knieriem said: “We are delighted at how the pandas have developed.
“Up until now we had referred to the twins as the little one and the big one. Now the siblings have almost the same length and weight, around 2 KG each and are 30 cm long,”
Animal carers are unable to know for sure how much the baby pandas can already see, but say that their sight will improve over the coming weeks.
Mum Meng Meng is proving to be a loving mum to the twins and is often seen cuddling her babies.
The pandas will be on show for zoo visitors at the end of the year.
The sex of the panda twins is not yet known and the names will be given towards the end of the year whent he sex is established.
Mum Meng Meng is currently on loan from China, who arrived at the zoo together with male panda Jiao Qing in June 2017.
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