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China expects panda baby boom
Thirteen pandas being raised in south-west China`s Sichuan province are likely to have babies this fall, experts at Giant Panda Breeding Technology Committee of China (GPBTCC) said.
Thirteen pandas being raised in south-west China's Sichuan province are likely to have babies this fall, experts at Giant Panda Breeding Technology Committee of China (GPBTCC) said.
Director of the GPBTCC, Zhang Anju said 50 per cent of them could be twins.
"There may be 13 to 20 new members of the panda family soon," Zhang said.
At the GPBTCC breeding base in this capital of Sichuan, nine pregnant pandas have been moved into a newly-built, air-conditioned delivery room. Meanwhile, four pregnant pandas at another breeding base, in Sichuan's Wolong nature reserve, a panda habitat, are also expected to give birth this fall.
An expert at the Chengdu base, Li Guanghan said the forthcoming baby boom is good news for the panda and the scientists as well, indicating China's leading position in artificial fertilisation of giant pandas. Considered a living fossil, the giant panda is one of the most endangered species in the world. There are only about 1,000 giant pandas on the planet, most of whom live in Sichuan.
Bureau Report
Director of the GPBTCC, Zhang Anju said 50 per cent of them could be twins.
"There may be 13 to 20 new members of the panda family soon," Zhang said.
At the GPBTCC breeding base in this capital of Sichuan, nine pregnant pandas have been moved into a newly-built, air-conditioned delivery room. Meanwhile, four pregnant pandas at another breeding base, in Sichuan's Wolong nature reserve, a panda habitat, are also expected to give birth this fall.
An expert at the Chengdu base, Li Guanghan said the forthcoming baby boom is good news for the panda and the scientists as well, indicating China's leading position in artificial fertilisation of giant pandas. Considered a living fossil, the giant panda is one of the most endangered species in the world. There are only about 1,000 giant pandas on the planet, most of whom live in Sichuan.
Bureau Report