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Brussels (AFP) - A giant panda on loan to Belgium from China gave birth to a
cub in a Belgian zoo on Thursday, a rare event for the endangered species
that numbers fewer than 2,000 in the wild.
The mother Hao Hao immediately took the tiny and hairless squealing male cub
in her jaws to protect it and clean it, in video footage released by the
Pairi Daiza wildlife park outside Brussels.
"Hao Hao's first son is right now in the best of health and weighs 171 grams
(six ounces)," the zoo said in a joint statement with the China
Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Announcing the news with "great pleasure," the statement said: "Less than 2,
000 pandas can be found in the wild, making every birth a true miracle."
It was the third panda cub born in the world this year and only the third to
be born in Europe in the last 20 years. Austria and Spain were the previous
venues.
The little panda has yet to be named.
"We are waiting to be sure he is viable and armed for life. The name will be
beautiful, and Chinese, but Belgians will be able to pronounce it," the
veterinary team said in a statement.
The zoo warned that the mortality rate for baby pandas in their first year
is high.
China loaned Hao Hao and her mate Xing Hui to Belgium for 15 years in
February 2014 to mark Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the
kingdom.
They quickly became a main attraction.
- 'Excellent mother' -
Hao Hao was artificially inseminated twice in February with the sperm of
Xing Hui.
The zoo, in Brugelette, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Brussels,
said last month that Hao Hao was showing signs she could be pregnant, but
had remained cautious over whether she would actually give birth.
"For several weeks, she ate twice the usual amounts of bamboo, then she
became increasingly disinterested in food and began to refuse to leave her
cave", Hao Hao's minder Tania Stroobant had said.
"Very recently we also noticed a swelling of her breasts which indicates
that she is preparing to breastfeed."
Hao Hao's Belgian and Chinese carers brought her to a so-called "birthing
box" after she showed the first signs she was about to give birth on Tuesday.
Contractions began around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT) Wednesday, with the cub
entering the world at 2:02 am on Thursday.
Hours after Hao Hao grabbed the cub in her jaws, carers managed to extract
mother's milk to stimulate production.
They will continue to encourage Hao Hao to nurse her baby, but could give
him a bottle if necessary.
"Hao Hao has all the traits that will make her an excellent mother," the zoo
said.
There remain about 1,800 freely roaming pandas in the world, with about 400
in captivity, mainly in southwest China.
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jae 7 hours ago
What a beautiful picture of mom and baby! Best wishes for the little guy!
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krissy 2 hours ago
Wait- a 250lb panda gets to deliver a six ounce baby, while a 110 lb human
has to give birth to an 8 lb baby? How the heck is that fair??
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🌏.GROK 6 minutes ago
How about not flashing anything in the Pandas eyes, whilst she has her
delicate baby in her mouth.
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ILove 46 minutes ago
Unbelievable he will be as big as his mom if not bigger someday! Birth sizes
are so disproportionate
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willy 3 hours ago
I remember seeing the panda at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in the early 50's.
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johney 2 hours ago
A Belgian Panda?
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Veronica 12 hours ago
I had no idea that baby pandas were so tiny and hairless when they were born.
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Diane 12 hours ago
Love it! In no time, the little guy will be an adorable, furry black and
white ball. So glad China has taken pride in this extraordinary animal. It's
one of the few "issues" that pretty much the whole world agrees on!
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Bill Ohney 8 hours ago
hmmm
I see panda expresses everywhere
never been to Belgium though.
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Gary 4 hours ago
I get that the panda is already in an artificial environment, but I'm
curious about the picture that shows the baby in a plastic box similar to
what you would see in a NICU. Rather than stressing out an extremely fragile
creature by taking it from its mother and known environment, wouldn't ...
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Paul 11 hours ago
Great Story! Per the comments below, I had no idea how tiny a baby panda was
! Amazing she even knew she gave birth! But I'm a guy so I would have no
clue anyway!
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Molly 12 hours ago
The little guy has a long hard road to adult. Let’s all pull for it they
haven’t done that well being borne in captivity. We need to have these
wonderful animals survive . Future generations buzzing around in their
computer driven vehicles should be able to enjoy these creatures as many of
us have.
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S 6 hours ago
We need to try and keep taking great care of these majestic animals! No more
repeat of the beautiful silver back gorilla (also endangered) being killed
because an unattended, albeit mischievous 3 year old kid could not be kept
away from the gorilla's enclosure.
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Paul W 14 minutes ago
These beautiful animals are in mother nature's gunsights. The bamboo that
they love, is disappearing. The female Panda is only fertile for a few hours
a year. Mother Nature is cruel. I hope the Panda continues to thrive.
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WILLIAM & SYDNEY 5 hours ago
How absolutely wonderful! Please please please keep the panda safe. Don't
shoot the panda as we head to the gorilla. Please keep it safe and away from
parents that are watching their children properly.
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Jaime 9 hours ago
The baby is so small that it looks as though the mother may accidentally eat
it.
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JV 4 hours ago
The baby is so tiny compared to mom's size!! They can easily have a litter
of 7 or 8 at a time. Wonder why that is not the case.
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menanny 15 hours ago
It is amazing how small the baby is. Awesome! Hope it survives
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Glen 13 hours ago
Mothers who do not know how to supervise their kids should not be allowed
anywhere near that panda.
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B~Still 12 hours ago
So tiny. Let's hope he survives. Mom seems to know what she's doing...
unlike some of the human parents out there these days. Praying man leaves
these beautiful animals alone so they aren't destroyed forever.
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: http://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-panda-gives-birth-belgium-113323833.html
: Brussels (AFP) - A giant panda on loan to Belgium from China gave birth to a
: cub in a Belgian zoo on Thursday, a rare event for the endangered species
: that numbers fewer than 2,000 in the wild.
: The mother Hao Hao immediately took the tiny and hairless squealing male cub
: in her jaws to protect it and clean it, in video footage released by the
: Pairi Daiza wildlife park outside Brussels.
: "Hao Hao's first son is right now in the best of health and weighs 171 grams
: (six ounces)," the zoo said in a joint statement with the China
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