Two panda cubs were born in Chengdu Panda Base

　　China News Network, Chengdu, June 8 (Anyuan Wang Peng) A reporter learned from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (hereinafter referred to as the Panda Base) on the 8th that the giant pandas "Yuanrun" and "Ellie" were born on the 5th. The next female panda cub. One of the cubs weighed 219 grams at birth, the heaviest on record at the base.

The picture shows the pups produced by the giant panda "Yuanrun". Photo courtesy of Panda Base

　　It is reported that at 12:32 on June 5, accompanied by experts and breeders, the giant panda "Yuanrun" successfully gave birth to a female giant panda cub, with a newborn weight of 172.6 grams and good health. After giving birth, "Yuanrun" showed a strong motherhood and quickly embraced the cubs.

　　At 13:06 on the same day, the giant panda "Ellie" also successfully delivered a female panda cub. The cub weighed 219 grams at birth and was free from a "little fat man". After the cub was born, the mother "Ellie" immediately held it in her arms, showing a strong motherhood.

　　According to relevant experts from the Panda Base, the two panda cubs and their mothers are currently in good health and have sufficient milk supply. Among them, the child of “Ellie” is the panda cub with the heaviest birth weight ever recorded on the panda base. The baby’s food intake."

　　The reporter learned that "Yuanrun" and "Ellie" are not the first time to give birth. On July 31, 2018, "Yuanrun" once gave birth to a female giant panda cub "Runjiu". "Ellie" gave birth to a pair of male twins "Amy" and "Allen" on June 15, 2018.

　　According to the relevant person in charge of the panda base, although the epidemic was closed during the concentrating period of the giant panda estrus breeding, the research and breeding related work of the panda base was still in order. It is for this reason that "Yuanrun" and "Ellie" have harvested their "love" one after another.

　　Up to now, the panda base has bred 4 panda pups and 5 pups in 2020, including 3 male panda pups and 2 female panda pups. All pups are in good health. (Finish)