The 'extremely rare' twin panda at the Belgian zoo

Daiza Pairi Zoo announces twins, one male one, was born safely. This brings new hope for pandas to only 2,000 individuals in nature.

The Zoo Pairi Daiza in Belgium's Hainaut province welcomes the birth of twin twins (panda), which is said to be "extremely rare ", three years after a male panda first appeared. in Belgium, according to AFP.

Daiza Pairi Zoo said twins, a male one, were born safely on August 8. This brings "new hope" to pandas with a mere 2,000 children living in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The mother bear Hao Hao showed signs of labor on the evening of August 7 and gave birth to a male weighing 160 grams in the afternoon of August 8, under careful surveillance of Belgian and Chinese experts. A female weighing 150 grams was born two hours later.

Hao Hao's mother bears her mouth in her mouth.(Photo: AFP).

"This twin is a great thing for this extraordinary animal," said Eric Domb, zoo president. " We are very proud . Two baby pandas were born as a great reward for the daily efforts of all of us."

Pairi Daiza zoo representative said the next few days are the stage to determine the survival of the twins and they will be monitored continuously to make sure Hao Hao feeds them and takes care of them properly.

In order for the mother bear to rest, the zoo staff will place one of the two cubs in the incubator and feed the bottle, but the zoo admits this may negatively affect at least one of them.

"When the twin pandas - extremely rare in nature as well as in animal sanctuaries - one of two offspring does not usually survive," the zoo representative said.

Hao Hao and his 'partner' Hui Hui were brought to Belgium in 2014 and quickly became 'focal points' at the Pairi Daiza zoo.

Their first child was born in June 2016 and was named Tian Bao (Thien Bao), which means "treasure of heaven".

Panda is a species that is difficult to breed and Pairi Daiza is sponsoring a Belgian researcher in developing a test that allows to recognize the difference between "fake" and real pregnancy in pandas.

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