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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Osprey71, 9 Apr 2018.

  1. Osprey71

    Osprey71 Well-Known Member

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    Symbio Wildlife Park announce the arrival of two adorable Red Panda Cubs.


    Symbio Wildlife Park have today announced the arrival of two of the cutest, fluffiest bundles of joy to their proud Red Panda parents 'Kesari and Pabu'.

    Born on the 14 January, Zoo Keepers from the Southern Sydney Wildlife Park have managed to keep the announcement under wraps to ensure mother and bubs had their privacy away from public eye and give them all the time they needed to bond.

    Three times a day Zoo Keepers Beth and Jules are giving mother 'Kesari' a helping hand by feeding the cubs additional supplements to ensure they are reaching all their growth milestones whilst also taking some of the load of feeding for the new mother.

    The twin boys, who are yet to be named, are growing stronger and cuter by the day, and love nothing more than cuddling up to their favourite keepers, albeit under the watchful eye of their doting parents, and as you can see in the video it is more than reciprocated by their keepers.

    With there believed to be less than 10,000 left in the wild, and classified as endangered, the twins are blissfully un-aware of just how important their role will be to the future of their species, but for now they are just happy being cubs and getting all the love and affection they could ask for.

     
  2. Zoofan15

    Zoofan15 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    In addition to the 2.0 cubs born January 2018, Pabu and Kesari are also parents to 3.0 cubs born December 2016.

    Kesari was born at Auckland Zoo, and her mate Pabu, is not to be confused with Kesari's older brother of the same name, who lives at Taronga Zoo and has fathered 0.1 cubs to date.