Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world's oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced.
In this photo released and taken on Aug. 15, 2024, by Ocean Park Hong Kong, a photo of twin panda babies, female at left and male at right, at Ocean Park Hong Kong marking the first-ever locally born panda cubs. Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world's oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced.
Although Ying Ying started showing symptoms including decreased appetite, increased need for rest time and changes in hormonal levels in late July, her pregnancy was only confirmed on Sunday. On Wednesday, her care team noticed Ying Ying's labour symptoms and her amniotic fluid broke at night. After over five hours of labour, the babies were safely delivered Thursday morning, the park said.
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