Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub twins happier and healthier at 2 months old
Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has gone from 122 grams to 2.7kg and ‘Little Brother’ now weighs in at 2.54kg after starting out at 112 grams
Hong Kong’s panda cub twins are now officially two months old.
The pair have gone from hairless and pink to developing their signature black and white and slowly opening their eyes.
Ocean Park also shared that the weight of both cubs had increased by about 20 times. “Elder Sister” has gone from just 122 grams to 2.7kg (5.9lbs) and “Little Brother” weighs in at 2.54kg after starting out at 112 grams.
Howard Chuk, the park’s head of zoological operations and conservation, recalled how surprised he and his colleagues were when they realised giant panda mum Ying Ying was having twins.
“Before Ying Ying gave birth to Elder Sister, the ultrasound scans only detected one fetus,” he said.
But staff at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda suspected there might be another cub, and chose to continue monitoring Ying Ying.
