Giant panda gives birth to twins, 1st time in Tokyo zoo

Two giant panda cubs were born Wednesday at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, the metropolitan government said, marking the first time twin cubs have been born at Japan's oldest zoo.Mother panda Shin Shin, 15, gave birth early Wednesday to the twins, whose sex remains unknown, the zoo said.Mother and cubs appear to be in good health, but as it is rare for a panda to nurture two cubs at the same time, one of the twins has been put in an incubator so it can be cared for by zookeepers. That cub weighs 124 grams, according to the zoo. The other cub is with its mother.Shin Shin and her 15-year-ol…READ FULL ARTICLE