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Panda triplets unveiled in Chinese zoo Panda triplets unveiled in Chinese zoo
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A zoo in southern China has unveiled newborn panda triplets, thought to be the world's first known surviving trio.A zoo in southern China has unveiled newborn panda triplets, thought to be the world's first known surviving trio.
Guangzhou's Chimelong Safari Park described the trio, who were born on 29 July, as "a new wonder of the world".Guangzhou's Chimelong Safari Park described the trio, who were born on 29 July, as "a new wonder of the world".
Their mother, Juxiao, was too exhausted to care for them at first but is now nursing the triplets with assistance from feeders throughout the day.Their mother, Juxiao, was too exhausted to care for them at first but is now nursing the triplets with assistance from feeders throughout the day.
Female pandas are able to conceive for only two or three days a year, leading to a very low reproduction rate.Female pandas are able to conceive for only two or three days a year, leading to a very low reproduction rate.
The cubs are "the only panda triplets that have ever survived," the zoo said in a statement released on Tuesday, but it added that the newborn mortality rate among pandas is "extremely high".The cubs are "the only panda triplets that have ever survived," the zoo said in a statement released on Tuesday, but it added that the newborn mortality rate among pandas is "extremely high".
China's leading panda authority, the Sichuan Wolong National Natural Reserve, has said that although the pandas are still too young to call "surviving", they are the first known living panda triplets.China's leading panda authority, the Sichuan Wolong National Natural Reserve, has said that although the pandas are still too young to call "surviving", they are the first known living panda triplets.
The cubs have not been named yet and their genders are yet to be announced.The cubs have not been named yet and their genders are yet to be announced.
The panda population is threatened by habitat loss as land is increasingly inhabited by humans with around 1600 pandas left in the wild in China, according to the WWF. The panda population is threatened by habitat loss as land is increasingly inhabited by humans with around 1,600 pandas left in the wild in China, according to the WWF.