Red Pandas in Taipei Zoo Give Birth to Two Pairs of Twins

(CRI) Officials at the Taipei Zoo are keeping close tabs on a new litter of rare Red Pandas.

Two female Red Pandas donated from the mainland last year gave birth to separate pairs of twins this past month.

Director of the Haixia Panda Research Center, Chen Yucun, says they're keeping close watch on the four new cubs, as the survival rate for Red Pandas in captivity runs around 50-percent.

"A favorable outcome has been achieved after only a year. It is rare for red pandas to give birth to two sets of twins. We are very happy about what happened."

The Haixia Panda Research Center sent the three Red Pandas to the Taipei Zoo last year.

Red Pandas are currently classified as a vulnerable species, as they are being threatened by both deforestation and illegal hunting.

Their native habitat is in the eastern Himalayas and parts of southwestern China.

Source: CRI

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