Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France, gave birth to twin cubs very early Monday, according to the Beauval zoo.
Giant panda Huan Huan, which means"Happy" in Chinese, has given birth to twins at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, Central France. SAINT-AIGNAN: Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France, gave birth to twin cubs very early on Monday , according to the Beauval zoo.
Panda reproduction, in captivity or in the wild, is notoriously difficult as experts say few pandas get in the mood or even know what to do when they do. Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi - the star attractions at Beauval - thrilled zoo officials in March when they managed to make"contact", as they put it, eight times in a weekend.Veterinarians also carried out an artificial insemination, just to be sure.
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