Welcome to the world! Heart-melting pictures of three panda cubs born at a Chinese breeding centre

  • Two mother pandas gave birth to three cubs collectively last week
  • The cubs were born at Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue and Breeding Centre
  • The cubs and mothers are all reportedly in good health 

By Sophie Williams For Mailonline

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A panda breeding centre in China has welcomed three new panda cubs. 

Two panda mothers gave birth to three cubs collectively at Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue and Breeding Research Centre in northwest China's Shaanxi province last week. 

The mothers and cubs are all in good health, reports the People's Daily Online. 

Welcome to the world: A male cub at the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue Centre

Welcome to the world: A male cub at the Shaanxi Rare Wild Animals Rescue Centre

Fourteen-year-old Yang Yang holds her male cub shortly after giving birth last week

Fourteen-year-old Yang Yang holds her male cub shortly after giving birth last week

The three cubs were born to the two panda mothers at a centre in Shaanxi

The three cubs were born to the two panda mothers at a centre in Shaanxi

Fourteen-year-old panda Yang Yang gave birth to a male cub on June 11 and Ai Bang gave birth to twin male cubs the following day. 

Yang Yang was born in 2003 at the centre and took part in the centre's artificial breeding programme. 

Her cub weighed 185 grams and has since grown to some 320 grams. 

Ai Bang was born in 2006 and gave birth to two cubs on June 12. At the time of their birth, the cubs weighed 107 grams and 125 grams. They currently weigh over 230 grams. 

Feeding time: A staff member feeds a male cub delivered by fourteen-year-old panda

Feeding time: A staff member feeds a male cub delivered by fourteen-year-old panda

The mothers and cubs are all in good health says the breeding centre

The mothers and cubs are all in good health says the breeding centre

CHINA'S PRECIOUS ANIMAL AMBASSADOR: SIX FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GIANT PANDAS

  • It's estimated that there are around 1,600 Giant Pandas in the wild. There are 300 in zoos and breeding centres around the world. 
  • It's unsure how long Giant Pandas live in the wild. However Chinese scientists reported zoo pandas as old as 35. 
  • A wild panda's diet is 99 percent bamboo while the remaining one percent is usually small rodents. 
  • Giant Pandas need to consume around 20 to 40 pounds of bamboo each day to get the nutrients they need. 
  • On all four legs, Giant Pandas stand at around three to four feet tall. 
  • Cubs do not open their eyes until they are six to eight weeks of age and are not mobile until three months. 

Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park

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