Panda Ying Ying gives birth to two cubs at Hong Kong zoo


The twin panda babies, female at left and male at right, at Ocean Park Hong Kong marking the first-ever locally born panda cubs. – AP

HONG KONG: Local authorities on Thursday (Aug 15) announced the birth of two giant panda cubs at Ocean Park Hong Kong to the world's oldest first-time panda mother.

The female and male cubs were born after being conceived naturally by mother Ying Ying and father Le Le in March, the government in Hong Kong said in a statement. They were the first panda twins to be born in Hong Kong.

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