Elderly giant panda breaks two records in one day
By CCRCGP-Glonaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-08-03 16:20:11
Pictured is the younger of the baby twin pandas. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
Editor's Note:
A giant panda has broken two records in one day - the oldest giant panda to give birth and the oldest of her kind to become a mother to twins. At the age of 23, Haizi gave birth in the early hours of July 30 at Shenshuping base in Wolong of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), in Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The average lifespan of giant pandas is around 20-25 years.

A worker measures the length of the baby panda. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
A worker feeds colostrums to the baby giant panda. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
A worker assists the baby panda to defecate. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
Workers at CCRCGP examine the conditions of one of the newly-born baby pandas. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
The mother takes care of her cubs. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP
The mother Haizi finishes the breeding process in April, 2017. Photo: Courtesy of Li Chuanyou/ CCRCGP