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| Red panda cubs emerge outside at Longleat in Wiltshire | Red panda cubs emerge outside at Longleat in Wiltshire |
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| The 10-week-old cubs are only now beginning to venture outside | The 10-week-old cubs are only now beginning to venture outside |
| A rare pair of red panda twins have made their first public appearance at Longleat. | A rare pair of red panda twins have made their first public appearance at Longleat. |
| The 10-week-old cubs were born earlier in the summer but are only now beginning to venture outside. | The 10-week-old cubs were born earlier in the summer but are only now beginning to venture outside. |
| The pair are the first to have been born to new parents Emma and Lionel as part of a successful breeding programme for the endangered species at the Wiltshire attraction. | The pair are the first to have been born to new parents Emma and Lionel as part of a successful breeding programme for the endangered species at the Wiltshire attraction. |
| "Both cubs are doing really well," said keeper Sam Allworthy. | "Both cubs are doing really well," said keeper Sam Allworthy. |
| "Emma is a great mum and she has been looking after them fantastically. | "Emma is a great mum and she has been looking after them fantastically. |
| "Although we have yet to name them, we have been able to do their first health checks and can confirm they're both females." | "Although we have yet to name them, we have been able to do their first health checks and can confirm they're both females." |
| Both cubs are said to be doing really well | Both cubs are said to be doing really well |
| These are the seventh and eighth red pandas to have been born at Longleat. | These are the seventh and eighth red pandas to have been born at Longleat. |
| Previous cubs have gone on to collections all over Europe and have even had cubs of their own. | Previous cubs have gone on to collections all over Europe and have even had cubs of their own. |
| Red pandas are increasingly under threat due to habitat loss, deforestation and poaching. It is thought there may be as few as 2,500 living in the wild. | Red pandas are increasingly under threat due to habitat loss, deforestation and poaching. It is thought there may be as few as 2,500 living in the wild. |
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| Animals | Animals |
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