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Singapore announces birth of first giant panda cub at River Safari

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Updated: 15 Aug 2021, 01:05 PM IST

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Meet Jia Jia

In a first, a panda was bred in Singapore's zoo on Saturday. 12-year-old female panda Jia Jia gave birth to the cub after being artificially inseminated from 13-year-old panda Kai Kai.

AFP

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Long journey

The zoo has been attempting to breed pandas for years now, while working with experts from China.

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Major milestone

"Jia Jia's first pregnancy and birth of a cub is a significant milestone for us in the care of this threatened species in Singapore," said Cheng Wen-Haur, Wildlife Reserves Singapore's deputy CEO, in a press release.

Reuters

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On loan

The pandas are on a 10-year loan from China since 2012. Their reproduction is notoriously difficult.

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Vulnerable species

To make matters worse, the window for conception for pandas is small, about 24-48 hours. The giant pandas are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with less than 2,000 thought to be left in the world.

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