China News Service, Xi'an, August 23 (Alina Zhang Danhui) On the 23rd, the giant panda "Qin Qin" of the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center (Shaanxi Province Rare Wildlife Rescue Base) gave birth to a twin.
The eldest male, weighing 176.4g; the second female, weighing 151.2g, the two young are well developed.
It is reported that this is the second birth of the giant panda "Qin Qin", and the two births are twins.
In 2020, "Qin Qin" gave birth to a pair of female twins - giant pandas "Qin Xiu" and "Qin Mei".
In mid-March this year, the giant panda "Qin Qin" appeared in estrus and completed artificial insemination on March 22, with a gestation period of 155 days.
There were signs of childbirth on the evening of August 22, and the twins were born at 4:25 and 5:57 on the 23rd.
The giant panda "Qin Qin" was born in the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center in 2013. It is the first giant panda in Shaanxi to be raised entirely artificially.
The giant pandas "Qin Qin" and "Yong Yong" are both granddaughters of the giant panda "Xue Xue". With their cubs, the Xue Xue family continues to grow and the "cats thrive".
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