Newborn cub a gem
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September 6, 2009, Sunday
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A GIANT panda cub has been born through artificial insemination at a research center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, it was confirmed yesterday.
Nine-year-old panda Zhuzhu, whose name translates into "pearl" in Chinese, gave birth to a female cub at 7:12am on Friday, said Jin Xuelin, deputy director of the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue and Breeding Research Center in Zhouzhi County in the suburbs of the provincial capital Xi'an.
The cub, weighing 206 grams at birth, was in good health, he said. Zhuzhu gave birth to a male cub in July 2008. She was artificially inseminated again in April.
The birth of the new cub has increased the center's panda population to 21.
Three weeks ago, a panda gave birth to male-female twins at the center. Their mother, six-year-old Lousheng, was the first giant panda born through artificial means at the center.
"The recent baby boom indicates we have made some progress in pandas' semen collection and freezing as well as prenatal care," said Jin.
Nine-year-old panda Zhuzhu, whose name translates into "pearl" in Chinese, gave birth to a female cub at 7:12am on Friday, said Jin Xuelin, deputy director of the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue and Breeding Research Center in Zhouzhi County in the suburbs of the provincial capital Xi'an.
The cub, weighing 206 grams at birth, was in good health, he said. Zhuzhu gave birth to a male cub in July 2008. She was artificially inseminated again in April.
The birth of the new cub has increased the center's panda population to 21.
Three weeks ago, a panda gave birth to male-female twins at the center. Their mother, six-year-old Lousheng, was the first giant panda born through artificial means at the center.
"The recent baby boom indicates we have made some progress in pandas' semen collection and freezing as well as prenatal care," said Jin.
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