Panda twins born at Madrid Zoo

Pandas are a vulnerable species.

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A giant panda has given birth to twins at the Madrid Zoo, in what site officials considered a "great contribution" to the conservation of endangered species.

The curators of the Madrid Zoo and Aquarium revealed that the female Hua Zoe Ba gave birth to her first calf after labor that lasted more than four hours, while the second was born in the afternoon.

Hua Zui Ba and her partner Peng Cheng have four other young children, in addition to the new twins.

The curators of the park said in a statement that the birth of the twins "is a great contribution to the conservation of endangered species."

It is known that the breeding of pandas in captivity or in nature is very difficult, as experts say that "few of these animals are in a suitable condition for reproduction or even know what is required of them for this purpose."

Giant pandas are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a vulnerable species, and their number in nature is believed to be less than 2,000.

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