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Hong Kong is bursting with excitement as the city celebrates a heartwarming milestone: the adorable giant panda twin cubs born at Ocean Park Hong Kong on 15 August have turned one month old! As their fur thickens, Ying Ying’s cubs are starting to look like miniature pandas, complete with their signature black and white markings. They’re also getting better at regulating their body temperature, slowly adapting to life outside the incubator.
These tiny, fuzzy bundles are growing remarkably fast. The sister, whose birth weight was 122g, now weighs in at a whopping 910g, while the brother has grown from 112g to 814g!
Thanks to the round-the-clock care from the experts at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) and Ocean Park's dedicated animal care team, these cubs are getting stronger by the day. They’re spending less time in their incubators, and in about two weeks, they’ll be ready to do away with the incubators. The Park’s animal care team also prepared a crib so that the cubs can enjoy more bedtime adventures.
Even though they are yet to see or hear, the twin cubs are full-time adventurers! They're constantly wriggling and playing on their bed, and sometimes they even let out a loud squeal — it's enough to melt anyone's heart!
The most heartwarming sight is the bond between Ying Ying and her cubs. As the oldest giant panda to give birth for the first time, Ying Ying is proving to be a natural mother, showering her little ones with love and affection. Being the oldest first-time panda mother is not easy. Ying Ying’s recovery is slower than that of younger mothers, and it is estimated that she will need some time to regain her strength. She is now resting under the meticulous care of the caregiving team, who has specially adjusted her postpartum diet to replenish her nutrients and help her regain appetite and energy.
Ocean Park invites everyone to follow the cubs' journey on our official social media platforms. We can't wait to introduce these little bundles of joy to the world when they're a bit steadier on their paws!
