China-Panda Cub
Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Sept 19, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of giant panda cub crawling in nursery bed
2. Various of giant panda cub cuddled by mother, mothering licking cub
3. Various of giant panda cubs in bed
4. Keeper taking care of cubs
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Pengpeng, senior veterinarian, Qinling Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding of Shaanxi Academy of Forestry(partially overlaid with shot 6):
"Its birth weight was 111 grams, which is quite small among other new born cubs. Fortunately because we've taken good care of the mother and adjusted the timing of putting them together, now the cub grows well."
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6. Giant panda mother licking cub
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7. Giant panda keeper sending cub to her mother
8. Giant panda mother licking cub
9. Giant panda mother
A new captive-bred panda cub made its debut in northwest China's Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province on Thursday.
With a birth weight of 111 grams, the female cub was born on Aug. 25 at the Qinling Panda Breeding and Research Center. The third panda cub born this year in Shaanxi, it has grown to 800 grams at present.
"Its birth weight was 111 grams, which is quite small among other new born cubs. Fortunately because we've taken good care of the mother and adjusted the timing of putting them together, now the cub grows well," said Zhao Pengpeng, senior veterinarian, Qinling Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding of Shaanxi Academy of Forestry.
The 16-year-old mother Lousheng underwent artificial insemination in early May. The staff at the center took immediate measures after the mother started to show prenatal behaviors in the middle of July.
Lousheng was born in 2003 and also the first panda born in the center through artificial fertilization using the center's own technology. So far, Lousheng has given birth to six cubs.
The birth of the new cub has increased the center's captive panda population to 24.
The number of captive pandas was 548 globally as of last November. Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild, mostly in the provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Giant pandas in Shaanxi Province are recognized as Qinling giant pandas, as they are discovered in the Qinling Mountains.
The Qinling giant panda is a subspecies of giant panda first recognized in 2005. It has a smaller and rounder skull, shorter snout and less fur than the more familiar Sichuan subspecies.
China-Panda Cub
Dateline : Sept 19, 2019
Location : Xi'an,Shaanxi,China
Duration : 1'05
Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Sept 19, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of giant panda cub crawling in nursery bed
2. Various of giant panda cub cuddled by mother, mothering licking cub
3. Various of giant panda cubs in bed
4. Keeper taking care of cubs
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Pengpeng, senior veterinarian, Qinling Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding of Shaanxi Academy of Forestry(partially overlaid with shot 6):
"Its birth weight was 111 grams, which is quite small among other new born cubs. Fortunately because we've taken good care of the mother and adjusted the timing of putting them together, now the cub grows well."
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6. Giant panda mother licking cub
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7. Giant panda keeper sending cub to her mother
8. Giant panda mother licking cub
9. Giant panda mother
A new captive-bred panda cub made its debut in northwest China's Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province on Thursday.
With a birth weight of 111 grams, the female cub was born on Aug. 25 at the Qinling Panda Breeding and Research Center. The third panda cub born this year in Shaanxi, it has grown to 800 grams at present.
"Its birth weight was 111 grams, which is quite small among other new born cubs. Fortunately because we've taken good care of the mother and adjusted the timing of putting them together, now the cub grows well," said Zhao Pengpeng, senior veterinarian, Qinling Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding of Shaanxi Academy of Forestry.
The 16-year-old mother Lousheng underwent artificial insemination in early May. The staff at the center took immediate measures after the mother started to show prenatal behaviors in the middle of July.
Lousheng was born in 2003 and also the first panda born in the center through artificial fertilization using the center's own technology. So far, Lousheng has given birth to six cubs.
The birth of the new cub has increased the center's captive panda population to 24.
The number of captive pandas was 548 globally as of last November. Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the wild, mostly in the provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Giant pandas in Shaanxi Province are recognized as Qinling giant pandas, as they are discovered in the Qinling Mountains.
The Qinling giant panda is a subspecies of giant panda first recognized in 2005. It has a smaller and rounder skull, shorter snout and less fur than the more familiar Sichuan subspecies.
ID : 8122346
Published : 2019-09-21 14:04
Last Modified : 2019-09-22 14:51:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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