The twins have arrived: Giant panda and most loved Meng Meng gives birth to twins at Berlin zoo


This handout photo taken on August 22, 2024 and released by the Berlin Zoological Garden on August 23, 2024 shows veterinarians measuring the head circumference of a newborn panda cub in an incubator after female Giant Panda Meng Meng, 11-years-old, gave birth to two cubs that day at the zoo in Berlin, Germany. Female panda Meng Meng has given birth to twins again, five years after giving birth to her first offspring, the zoo announced on August 23. The two cubs, measuring just 14 centimeters and weighing 136 and 169 grams respectively, were born just over an hour apart on August 22 and "are doing well," the zoo said in a statement.- AFP

BERLIN (Xinhua): Meng Meng, an 11-year-old female giant panda at Zoo Berlin, has given birth to twins, zoo authorities announced on Friday night.

"The eagerly awaited second offspring of Meng Meng was born at 13:03 and 14:19 on Thursday in Zoo Berlin's Panda Garden," said the zoo in a press release.

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