Watch: China's oldest panda mom just had twins
- 7 years ago
Many pandas don’t even live that long, but in the Chinese province of Sichuan, 23-year-old Haizi just had twins.
China Central Television reports that’s a record: For pandas, one year of aging roughly equates to three to four human years – making the happy mother the equivalent of around 80 human years old.
Haizi had her twins on July 30: one female cub, weighing 175 grams, and a male cub, weighing 123 grams.
The previous record for an elderly panda becoming a mother was at 22. Breeders say captive-bred female pandas usually can start reproducing at around 4 years old, with wild ones developing a little later.
According to breeders from the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas, both Haizi and her cubs are in good health.
China Central Television reports that’s a record: For pandas, one year of aging roughly equates to three to four human years – making the happy mother the equivalent of around 80 human years old.
Haizi had her twins on July 30: one female cub, weighing 175 grams, and a male cub, weighing 123 grams.
The previous record for an elderly panda becoming a mother was at 22. Breeders say captive-bred female pandas usually can start reproducing at around 4 years old, with wild ones developing a little later.
According to breeders from the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Pandas, both Haizi and her cubs are in good health.