Chinese zoo unveils world’s first surviving panda
triplets at Guangzhou’s Chimelong Safari Park in the early hours of 29th July 2014.
The birth of extremely rare panda triplets in a further
success for the country's artificial breeding program. The three cubs were born
July 29 in the southern city of Guangzhou, but breeders delayed an announcement
until they were sure all three would survive, the official China News Service
said.
The mother panda, named Juxiao, meaning “chrysanthemum smile”, delivered the triplets at Guangzhou’s Chimelong Safari Park in the early hours of July 29, but was too exhausted to take care of them afterwards.
“It was a miracle for us and (the births) exceeded our
expectations,” the safari park’s general manager Dong Guixin told AFP. “It’s
been 15 days. They have lived longer than any other triplets so far,” Dong
said.
An official from Sichuan Wolong National Nature Reserve,
considered the foremost authority on pandas, said the trio were too young to be
officially recognised as “surviving” but that they were the only known panda
triplets alive.