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| Name | Date | Message |
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| Melanie | 12/24/06 12:36 pm | http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/japan.pandas.ap/index.html |
| Lori | 12/24/06 12:43 pm | WOW |
| Madeline | 12/24/06 02:26 pm | Just in time for the New Year. Are there any surviving twins in Woolong, or any other research reserves? 3 oz, that musr be a sight to behold, sooo teeny tiny. |
| cathleen | 12/24/06 02:30 pm | Yes, I read that today. I am concerned about the safety of the second twin. Apparently pandas often have twins in the wild, but always let one die since it is too much nutrition required to keep two alive. I think in China, they may have been able to save a twin by giving it to another Mom who lost a cub. But I don't know if it has happened more than once. |
| Melanie | 12/24/06 04:16 pm | I'm pretty sure Woolong has handled a number of twins. Seems I recall a picture from there that had twenty some odd cubs, all approximately the same age and it said that there were a number of twins in the picture. I think they hand-raise them. |
| cathleen | 12/24/06 10:59 pm | I think you are right, Melanie. Now that you mention it, I remember seeing a shot of hand-feeding cubs... |
| Madeline | 12/25/06 02:39 am | Oh yeah, now that you refreshed my mind, I do believe there were twins. Thanks Melanie & cathleen. Oh, by the way, Merry Christmas ;-) |
| FOB Webmaster | 12/25/06 10:27 am | I remember seeing a show that said they sometimes "trick" the mother by removing one twin at birth and then alternating the twins in the den, so the mother thinks she's caring for only one, but actually ends up caring for both. The keepers then supply the cub that's been removed with additional human-supplied milk so both cubs get enough nutrition. |