{"id":11282,"date":"2021-08-03T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2022-05-23T10:22:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:22:13","slug":"panda-twins-born-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/03\/panda-twins-born-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Panda Twins born in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Follow the growth of two baby pandas from birth to eight months!<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/female-giant-panda-(ailuropoda-melanoleuca)-twin-cubs-yuandudu-and-huanlili\/search\/detail-0_01688335.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12410 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoobeauval.com\/\">ZooParc de Beauval<\/a> in central France celebrated the birth of giant panda twins, which arrived in the early hours of Monday 2 August 2021. The babies\u2014blind, very small and almost without fur\u2014are both female, weighing at birth 149g and 129g. They were cared for around the clock by their mother and carers from China, who came especially to welcome the newborns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the latest images from March 2022 and details of the naming ceremony, please scroll down to the end of the blog. You can view our Panda Twins gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/panda-twins.html\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681715-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her female twin newborn babies, Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681709-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper feeding newborn panda.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681706-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper checking sex of twin newborn Giant pandas\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681711-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Newborn female giant panda\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Insemination and ultrasound<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/giant-panda-(ailuropoda-melanoleuca)-female-huan-huan-undergoing-an\/gallery-10023-10975-10791-0\/detail-0_01681718.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11299 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681718-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Panda reproduction is notoriously difficult as female pandas are only in season for 24 to 48 hours per year. During the window of conception in March, parents Huan Huan and Yuan Zi were seen making \u2018contact\u2019 eight times &#8211; but an artificial insemination was also carried out, as a precaution. This was undertaken by German scientists Thomas Hilderbrandt and Franz Goeritz from the IZW institute in Berlin. Because of the Covid crisis, Chinese scientists couldn\u2019t come to France.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On 23rd July, a scan revealed that Huan Huan was pregnant with twins. There was an explosion of joy at Beauval. Huan Huan herself was born a twin, which makes it more likely that she will conceive a pair of genetically identical offspring. In 2017, she delivered her first set of twins at Beauval, but only one of them survived. The little male, Yuan Meng, was the first giant panda ever born in France.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Preparing for the birth<\/h3>\n<p>Hormonal analysis by a laboratory in Gant, Belgium, correctly calculated when Huan Huan would give birth. All the keepers were ready, while Lyu Riuqing and Mao Min\u2014two experienced female carers from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China\u2014were on hand to support the Beauval team.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681729-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Video monitoring of a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) by Cassandra Millet, keeper of the panda unit. Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681732-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lyu Riuqing and Mao Min, two Chinese panda keepers from Chengdu Breeding Centre with Giant Panda (Ailuropanda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Huan Huan goes into labour<\/h3>\n<p>Huan Huan went into labour on Sunday at around 5pm. Periods of licking herself and clicking her teeth were followed by bouts of resting and even eating a little. Seven hours after the first signs of labour, Huan Huan\u2019s waters broke: a moment that photographer Eric Baccega was able to capture on camera. She began to lick herself intensely, click her teeth more loudly and, above all, to vocalise, which she had not been doing before.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681690-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, waters breaking before birth, Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681689-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda female Huan Huan (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Four hours before giving birth. Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. 1 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Healthy twins are born<\/h3>\n<p>The first of the twins finally arrived at 1:03am on Monday morning, and the second at 1:10am. They were both strong, active, and crying loudly. In the wild, a female panda can only care for one baby. But the role of the zoo is to take care of both. The caregivers are now looking after Huan Huan, while alternately feeding her infants. The babies are rotated at regular intervals, so that they get the best of care. While one is suckling from its mother, its twin is bottle-fed in an incubator. The newborns are given colostrum, the first form of milk a mother panda produces, which is rich in nutrients and anti\u00adbodies. Both babies are under close 24-hour supervision and will not be seen by the public for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681695-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her newborn baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681692-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, with twins, holding one newborn baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681691-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her newborn baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681704-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper cutting the umbilical cord of newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in incubator, Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681702-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper weighing a female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681713-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) checking body temperature of female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Beauval ZooParc, France 2 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>The political and media power of baby pandas<\/h3>\n<p>Baptiste Mulot, the head veterinarian of the zoo, has delivered all sorts of babies, from giraffes and elephants to manatees. But he says that no other species has such political or media clout as the giant panda. Beauval\u2019s pandas are \u2018on loan\u2019 from China. The animals\u2014considered to be a national treasure\u2014are typically loaned in pairs over a 10-year period, and have been long been part of China\u2019s diplomatic strategies. Cubs born in foreign zoos are returned to China before they turn four. Yuan Meng, the first of Huan Huan\u2019s offspring (pictured below) has now reached that age. He should have returned to China last year but stayed in France due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/dream-come-true.html\">full story of the birth of Yuan Meng<\/a>, France&#8217;s first baby panda in 2017. His Chinese name aptly means Dream Come True!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01575775-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Rodolphe Delord, Managing Director, his sister Delphine Delord, Marketing Manager, and  Baptiste Mulot, Chief veterinarian, looking at the ultrasound scan of panda twins, Beauval Zoo, France. August  2017 \nPlease contact us to order \/ licence these images.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01579126-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding baby age one month, Beauval Zoo, France.  September 2017.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01597424-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub playfuly chewing a bamboo stick. Yuan Meng, first giant panda ever born in France, is now 10 months old and still feeds on his mother&#039;s milk, Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681724-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Yuan Meng, age four years, the first born in France, eating bamboo. Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3>Giant pandas now vulnerable not endangered<\/h3>\n<p>Last month, China&#8217;s environmental ministry said that giant pandas are no longer classified as endangered, as their number in the wild has reached 1,800. However, they are still considered vulnerable, partly due to their brief window of fertility.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/giant-panda-female-huan-huan-(ailuropoda-melanoleuca)-three-days-before-giving\/search\/detail-0_01681730.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11308 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681730-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A symbol for conservation of the species<\/h3>\n<p>Delphine Delord, Associate General Manager for Beauval Zoo, expressed her hopes that the two baby females will one day go on to give birth themselves, and become a symbol for the conservation of\u00a0their species.<\/p>\n<p>We have created a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/panda-twins.html\">Panda Twins gallery<\/a> where you can explore more images of the panda twins and their mother.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 3rd August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Eric describes the incredible relationship between the carers and the mother panda<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c It is incredible to witness the relationship between the female panda and the carers. The two carers talk a lot with Huan Huan. They also utter little cries, imitating those of a panda. But the most incredible thing is to see how docile the female is with the carers. Not a hint of aggression when the carers put their arms through the bars of the enclosure. They do this to help the babies to find the mother\u2019s teats or to retrieve one of the babies when it has suckled enough. Each has about 9 or 10 feeds in each 24 hours and they add between 1 and 7 grammes per feed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 6pm yesterday female 1 (first one recovered by carer after birth) weighed 137.4g and female 2 weighed 121.1g. Both have lost a bit of weight since birth, but that is normal.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681867-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) giving back female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to its mother Huan Huan for nursing. Beauval ZooPark, France. Image 2 of sequence of 9. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper returns newborn (sequence)<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681869-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) giving back female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to its mother Huan Huan for nursing. Beauval ZooPark, France. Image 4 of sequence of 9. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper returns newborn (sequence)<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681871-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) giving back female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to its mother Huan Huan for nursing. Beauval ZooPark, France. Image 6 of sequence of 9. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper returns newborn (sequence)<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681873-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) giving back female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to its mother Huan Huan for nursing. Beauval ZooPark, France. Image 8 of sequence of 9. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper returns newborn (sequence)<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681859-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper helps Huan Huan suckle<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681861-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper ( Mrs Mao Min) feeding Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, whilst removing baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper retrieves newborn<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681875-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) cleaning a female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in incubator. The baby is 1 day old, Beauval ZooPark, France. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Keeper cleaning newborn<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681865-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) weighing a female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooPark, France. 3 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Weighing newborn panda<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 4th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/french-keeper-(mrs-cassandra-milliet)-and-chinese-keeper-(mrs-mao-min)-in\/search\/detail-0_01681943.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681943-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>The weight of the babies at 6pm on 4th August was 133g (female 1) and 122.9g (female 2). Everything is fine.<span style=\"color: black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, the Chinese carers have decided to teach the process of caring for panda babies from birth to a French carer. <span>For Cassandra Milliet (pictured at left with Mrs Mao Min) it&#8217;s a childhood dream come true. <\/span><span>She never even imagined that she would one day experience this. <\/span><span>Cassandra arrived at the zoo as a trainee in January 2021, with a master&#8217;s degree in ethology. She became full-time in June. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>One of the babies takes a tumble!<\/h3>\n<p>The sequence of images below shows Mrs Mao Min helping Huan Huan to suckle one of the twins. Although the baby takes a tumble, it is unharmed and Huan Huan quickly picks it up again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681954-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01681954<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. The newborn has fallen to the ground but is unharmed. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681956-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. The newborn has fallen to the ground but is unharmed. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01681956<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, taking her 4 days baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681949-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, taking her 4 days baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01681949<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, taking her 4 days baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681950-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, taking her 4 days baby in mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01681950<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her baby age 3 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 4 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681938-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding her baby age 3 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 4 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01681938<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>The caregivers continue to look after the twins in an incubator. Meanwhile, Huan Huan is also attended to and given high-protein food mixed with Chinese herbs and tea.<\/p>\n<p>When each baby is away from its mother, it is kept warm and regularly cleaned. The cubs are still so helpless that they can\u2019t regulate their body temperatures or even excrete waste on their own. he carers keep them warm in the incubator and rub their bellies to stimulate the muscles to release urine and faeces.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) holding a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) age 3 days, in her hand in incubator. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681937-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) holding a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) age 3 days, in her hand in incubator. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) holding a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) age 3 days, in her hand in incubator. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681935-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) holding a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) age 3 days, in her hand in incubator. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) cleaning a female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in incubator. The baby is age 3 days. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681932-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) cleaning a female newborn Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in incubator. The baby is age 3 days. Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) preparing high protein food mixed with Chinese herbs made from tea for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681941-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) preparing high protein food mixed with Chinese herbs made from tea for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) preparing high protein food mixed with Chinese herbs made from tea for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681940-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Mao Min) preparing high protein food mixed with Chinese herbs made from tea for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Beauval ZooPark, France. 4 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681952-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 5th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The babies now weigh 141.7g (female 1) and 132.6g (female 2).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged four days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682027-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged four days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged four days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682019-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged four days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her 4 day old baby with her mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682021-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her 4 day old baby with her mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her 4 day old baby with her mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682022-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her 4 day old baby with her mouth, Beauval ZooParc, France. 5 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 6th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The babies now weigh 148.7g (female 1) and 138.3g (female 2).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/video-monitoring-of-a-giant-panda-(ailuropoda-melanoleuca)-by-delphine\/search\/detail-0_01681728.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Video monitoring of a Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) by Delphine Pouvrault, head keeper of the panda unit. Beauval ZooParc, Saint-Aignan, France. August 2021. Editorial use only.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01681728-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11392\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/keeper-(mrs-mao-min)-helping-giant-panda-(ailuropoda-melanoleuca)-huan-huan\/search\/detail-0_01682052.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 6 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682052-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 6 August 2021. Editorial use only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[LEFT] Delphine Pouvreau, head of the panda section at Beauval says: \u201cWhen I learned that Huan Huan was pregnant, I was very pleased but also concerned, because I didn\u2019t want to relive the experience of the last time, when the first of her twins died. Today I am delighted and relieved to have 2 little female pandas to look after. The birth was a longer process this time than last, but everything moved very quickly from the moment of the waters breaking. In a few minutes, two beautiful babies were born. And I am delighted to see that Huan Huan is taking wonderful care of her babies. She is managing to feed both of them. On the first day, the Chinese carers took milk from the female to give to the smaller baby, as she wasn\u2019t feeding properly, but since then all has gone well. I have noticed that Huan Huan has become an experienced mother, in contrast to the last time, when it was her first birth. We felt that Huan Huan was less stressed than the first time as if she understood what was happening to her. This birth has gone as gone as well as we could have hoped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[RIGHT] Mao Min, the Chinese carer, has looked after Huan Huan (and also Yuan Zi, from the age of 6 months to 3 years old). Although she cannot be totally sure, Mao Min believes that Huan Huan recognised her, or at least the sound of her voice, when she returned to assist with this latest birth. Many of the female pandas who give birth in China &#8211; and Mao Min has seen a lot &#8211; are not as co-operative as Huan Huan. She is an excellent mother who finds the necessary resources to feed her babies. And Mao Min is very proud of that!<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7IqumrBWQo\" width=\"1232\" height=\"693\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 7th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Huan Huan&#8217;s close relationship with keeper Mao Min<\/h3>\n<p>Huan Huan has developed a close relationship with Mao Min, one of the keepers sent from Chengdu to assist with the birth and aftercare of her babies.<\/p>\n<p><span>Keeper Mao Min has been working at the Chengdu Breeding Centre for 13 years, having started as an intern in 2008.\u00a0 From December 2008 she looked after Huan Huan and her twin brother Ying Ying, when the baby pandas were between 4 and 5 months old. She remembers that Huan Huan was a very gentle and calm young female and did not like to fight with her twin brother. Mao Min also came to France in 2013 to look after the panda couple for 6 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mao Min says that\u00a0 it \u00a0has been her greatest happiness as a keeper to have helped Huan Huan with the birth of two beautiful female babies.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, waiting for her female baby to be returned by keeper, Beauval ZooParc, France 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682250-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, waiting for her female baby to be returned by keeper, Beauval ZooParc, France 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682250<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 6 days. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682253-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 6 days. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682253<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 6 days. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682252-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 6 days. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682252<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, holding her female baby, Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682251-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, holding her female baby, Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682251<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs. Lyu Riuqing) preparing high protein food mixed with honey for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, Beauval ZooPark, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-320x481.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-375x564.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-600x902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682248-70x106.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs. Lyu Riuqing) preparing high protein food mixed with honey for the female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, Beauval ZooPark, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682248<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper ( Mrs Mao Min) feeding Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, whilst removing baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682239-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper ( Mrs Mao Min) feeding Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan, whilst removing baby. Beauval ZooPark, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682239<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged 6 days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682249-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged 6 days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 7 August 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01682249<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 8th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Baby female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) calling her mother to be fed. Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682246-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Baby female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) calling her mother to be fed. Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 7 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682245-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 7 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged 7 days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682240-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby aged 7 days in incubator. Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) watching female baby Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682241-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) watching female baby Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) and Baptiste Mulot, head veterinarian watching female baby Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682242-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) and Baptiste Mulot, head veterinarian watching female baby Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Beauval ZooParc, France. 8 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLluFnmlub4\" width=\"1232\" height=\"693\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 9th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The babies now weigh 197.00g (female 1) and 182,40 (female 2) as of 9.00 and 9.20 this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here we see Huan Huan picking up one of her babies gently with her mouth. Then Mao Min helps her to suckle baby 2.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682254-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 8 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 9 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682254-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682254-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, picking up her baby age 8 days, Beauval ZooParc, France. 9 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682255-470x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-overview size-square-overview\" alt=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan to nurse her female baby, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682255-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682255-683x684.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682255-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female Huan Huan to nurse her female baby, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">UPDATE: 11th August 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The babies now weigh 249.00g (female 1) and 240.50 (female 2) as of 9.00 this morning.<\/p>\n<p>At 10 days old, the babies are beginning to show characteristic panda markings. Their arms and legs are turning black and they are also developing the signature black ears and eyepatches. For now, their noses are still pink and their fur remains sparse. Within about three weeks, their fur will all be filled in. They will start to open their eyes between six to eight weeks old. And by two months, their ear canals will open.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby N\u00b0 1 aged 10 days in incubator. Beauval Zoo, France. 11 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682492-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby N\u00b0 1 aged 10 days in incubator. Beauval Zoo, France. 11 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby N\u00b0 2 aged 10 days in incubator. Beauval Zoo, France. 11 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01682498-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female baby N\u00b0 2 aged 10 days in incubator. Beauval Zoo, France. 11 August 2021. Editorial use only.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">LATEST UPDATE: 9th September 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The twins are growing fast and can take up to 100g of milk in one feed. Today&#8217;s weights are 1.63kg (female 1) and 1.66kg (female 2)<\/p>\n<p>Huan Huan still suckling the babies with no problems &#8211; twice a day at 6 hour intervals.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs aged one month, in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683662-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs aged one month, in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twins aged 1 month in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France, 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683717-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twins aged 1 month in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France, 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs. Lyu Riuqing) weighing Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub aged 1 month. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683714-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs. Lyu Riuqing) weighing Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub aged 1 month. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female cub. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683709-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female cub. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Lyu Riuqing) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female cub. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683713-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Lyu Riuqing) helping Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan, to nurse her female cub. Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>The twin&#8217;s characters are quite similar &#8211; but baby 2 loves to be cuddled by her mother or the keepers\/carers. She also likes to be stroked.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683700-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683700<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/naturepl_01683698-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683707-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683707<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs aged one month,Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683706-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs aged one month,Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683706<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 10 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683711-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper (Mrs Mao Min) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 10 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683711<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"French keeper (Cassandra Milliet) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 10 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683704-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"French keeper (Cassandra Milliet) with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 10 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683704<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683686-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, holding cub aged one month, Beauval ZooPark, France. 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01683686<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ws8VBCHcUKM\" width=\"1232\" height=\"693\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>The twins are quite easy to tell apart \u2013 baby 2 has a little black mark on the end of her muzzle.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female cubs aged 1 month in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France 9 September 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683667-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female cubs aged 1 month in incubator, Beauval ZooPark, France 9 September 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female cub aged 1 month, Beauval ZooPark, France 2 August 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01683668-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female cub aged 1 month, Beauval ZooPark, France 2 August 2021.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">LATEST UPDATE: November 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-photo\/chinese-panda-keeper-luy-riuqing-carrying-female-giant-panda-(ailuropoda\/search\/detail-0_01688321.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688321-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The naming ceremony<\/h3>\n<p>The naming ceremony for the two baby pandas took place on 18<sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0<\/span>November. NPL&#8217;s Eric Baccega had privileged behind the scenes access to the mother Huan Huan and the two twin female cubs, now named<span>\u00a0<\/span>Huanlili (the first born) and Yuandudu (the second born). The names were inspired by the names of the twins\u2019 father Yuan Zi and mother Huan Huan and the names express a wish for the healthy development of the babies and symbolise the close links between China and France. The godparents were the French World Cup winning footballer Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and the Chinese Olympic gold medal winning diver Zhang Jiaqi.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 naming ceremony marks the end of the early weeks for the babies, which are fragile and totally dependent on their mother and the zoo staff. Both twins are in great shape, weighing almost 6kg and measuring more than 50cm. The vet and keeper teams are still very vigilant but reassured by the liveliness of the babies. They are also very happy with the way Huan Huan takes care of the two babies in turn. They are fed once each by their mother each day, taking 150-200g of milk per feed. In between they have one bottle feed per day from the specially trained keepers . In between feeds Huanlili and Yuandudu spend time being cuddled by their mother, playing, resting together and biting each other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688327-1-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"France&#039;s World Cup-winning footballer Kylian Mbappe and China&#039;s Olympic diving gold medallist Zhang Jiaqi attending the naming ceremony of the Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili. Zhang Jiaqi is godmother of Huanlili and Kylian Mbappe is godfather of Yuandudu, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 18th, 2021. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688349-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese panda keeper, Luy Riuqing, weighing female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Yuandudu, age 3 months, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688348-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese panda keeper, Mao Min, carrying female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub,Yuandudu, age 3 months, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688335-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) twin cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili, age of 3 months, portrait, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688347-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chinese keeper, Lyu Ruiqing, introducing female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, age 3 months, to her mother, Huan Huan, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/naturepl_01688331-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Huan Huan, holding her female cub,Yuandudu, age 3 months, Beauval Zoo, St.Aignan, France, November 2021. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">LATEST UPDATE: March 2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>First Steps Outside <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At almost 8 months old, weighing around 18kg (Huanlili) and 20.5kg (Yuandudu) the panda twins are ready to explore. At 9:45am on the 11<sup>th<\/sup> March the twins took their first exciting steps outside. Eric describes the wonderful moment when the twins began exploring their new playground:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-window-width'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan eating bamboo watching her twin cubs ,Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing and eating bamboo, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01696000-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Huan Huan eating bamboo watching her twin cubs ,Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing and eating bamboo, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing together, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695944-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing together, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>\u201cRight from the beginning, you could sense the joy that Yuandudu and Huanlili felt in their new outdoor environment. The enclosure contains wooden ladders, platforms, rocks, caves, trees and bushes. The twins wandered around a little bit shyly at first, sniffing the ground tentatively. But before long they were enthusiastically climbing everything in sight. At first, they were quite clumsy and awkward, but soon they were pulling themselves up and around the structures.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Yuandudu, aged 8 months, hanging upside down from a log, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695976-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub,  Yuandudu, aged 8 months, hanging upside down from a log, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, hanging from a log, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695968-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, hanging from a log, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, investigating the enclosure, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695958-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, investigating the enclosure, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695956-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing with a tree branch, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695954-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing with a tree branch, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Eric and the caretakers were surprised to find that Yuandudu, who is usually shyer than Huanlili when indoors, took the lead outside. Eric describes watching Huanlili descend a ladder as if she was thinking \u201cDo I go or don\u2019t I go.\u201d Finally, despite encouragement from the caretakers she had to be carried back down. Now that the pandas are used to being outside, it is Huanlili who is more confident. She loves climbing trees and sunbathing, whilst Yuandudu prefers to nap inside.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, side by side, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695942-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, side by side, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695942<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs, Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, clambering over wodden platform, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695938-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cubs,  Yuandudu and Huanlili, aged 8 months, clambering over wodden platform, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695938<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper, Cassandra Milliet, with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695981-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper, Cassandra Milliet, with Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub,  Huanlili, aged 8 months, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695981<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Keeper, Cassandra Milliet, carrying Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, under her arm, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695983-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Keeper, Cassandra Milliet, carrying Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, under her arm, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695983<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, climbing up a tree, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695949-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, climbing up a tree, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695949<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, sitting on wooden platform, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695973-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili,   aged 8 months, sitting on wooden platform, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695973<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, investigating the enclosure, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695948-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, investigating the enclosure, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695948<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, sitting on a wooden platform, scratching, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695964-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, sitting on a wooden platform, scratching, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695964<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing on wooden climbing frame, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695975-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Huanlili, aged 8 months, playing on wooden climbing frame, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695975<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Yuandudu, aged 8 months, climbing on her mothers back, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695993-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub, Yuandudu, aged 8 months, climbing on her mothers back, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>naturepl_01695993<\/strong> by Eric Baccega<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>Milan Thorel, a veterinarian at Beauval zoo, said the first outdoor excursion was a success: \u201cIt is the result of a many months\u2019 hard work carried out jointly by the caretakers from Chendgu, and the zoo\u2019s own panda carers and veterinarians. We are happy to see the twins in their outdoor environment, especially with their mother Huan Huan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery gallery-11282 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub Yuandudu, aged 8 months, sitting beside her mother, Huan Huan, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/naturepl_01695989-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub Yuandudu, aged 8 months, sitting beside her mother, Huan Huan, Beauval ZooPark, France, April, 2022. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p><strong>To view the full Panda Twins gallery, showing their story from birth to April 2022, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-stories\/feature-stories\/panda-twins.html\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the growth of two baby pandas from birth to eight months! &nbsp; &nbsp; ZooParc de Beauval in central France celebrated the birth of giant panda twins, which arrived in the early hours of Monday 2 August 2021. The babies\u2014blind, very small and almost without fur\u2014are both female, weighing at birth 149g and 129g. They&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/03\/panda-twins-born-in-france\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11282"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13320,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11282\/revisions\/13320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}