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Panda Watch: tracking the growth of Hong Kong’s baby panda twins
Panda Watch is a weekly blog by the Post which tracks the latest on the baby panda twins – the first to be born in Hong Kong – until they are ready to meet the public.
Updated: 07 Feb, 2025
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Panda Watch: twin cubs set to make public debut in Hong Kong on February 16
‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ have spent time in new enclosure since mid-January and are ready for highly anticipated appearance.
07 Feb, 2025
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs to make public debut after Lunar New Year
‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ are now playing, crawling on grass, climbing up rocks and clawing trees.
17 Jan, 2025
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs start crawling ahead of their first Christmas
‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ have gained strength in their limbs as they turn four months old.
20 Dec, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs weigh 40 times more than at birth
‘Elder Sister’ has gone from just 122 grams to 5.3kg, while ‘Younger Brother’ tips the scale at 5.5kg from 112 grams.
06 Dec, 2024
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Hong Kong’s panda twin cubs will be given ‘caregiving training’ at 2 to 3 years old
Giant pandas gifted by Bejiing, An An and Ke Ke, being taught how to respond to ‘target’ command, to enable physical examinations by vets.
29 Nov, 2024
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Panda Watch: how can Hong Kong cash in on panda economy as cubs reach milestone?
Park will mark cubs’ milestone with series of celebrations on Saturday, while father Le Le will make his first public appearance in months.
22 Nov, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s cubs ready for 100-day milestone
Ocean Park will dish out signature Chinese traditional delicacies such as red eggs and pork knuckles to visitors on November 23 and 24.
15 Nov, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs near 3-month mark, more playful antics ahead
Ocean Park says pandas entering crucial stage of development in which they will become more active and explore their surroundings.
08 Nov, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub ‘winces’ at mother’s poo, experts explain scent marking behaviour
Ocean Park posts amusing moment between Ying Ying and cub, while experts explain scent marking part of animals’ natural behaviour.
01 Nov, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs’ tails grow rounder, start to ‘disappear’ at 70 days
Fur on ‘Elder Sister’ fuzzier and she is more gentle and quiet, while ‘Little Brother’ has louder shrieks.
25 Oct, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub twins happier and healthier at 2 months old
Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has gone from 122 grams to 2.7kg and ‘Little Brother’ now weighs in at 2.54kg after starting out at 112 grams.
18 Oct, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs starting to develop their own distinctive features
Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has little black bumps on her shoulder while ‘Little Brother’ does not.
11 Oct, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs ‘starting to see the world’ and out of incubators
Twins are developing ever-thicker coats and have got better at regulating their body temperatures.
04 Oct, 2024
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Panda Watch: cubs’ eyes open wider, spotlight shared with Hong Kong newcomers
Twins pass six-week mark, as adult panda pair touch down in city to begin 30-day quarantine at Ocean Park.
27 Sep, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs put on healthy weight at 5-week mark
But experts say giant panda cubs will only start to eat more solid food at about 2½ years of age.
20 Sep, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong cub shows off strong hind legs before 1-month celebration
Ocean Park to give vouchers for dish traditionally eaten on such occasions, pork trotters stewed in ginger and vinegar, to mark first month.
13 Sep, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s cub twins are 3 weeks old and thriving
Twins are spending more time with mum Ying Ying while their black-and-white fur has become more solid in colour.
06 Sep, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s cub twins start to develop black-and-white features
Despite being twins, ‘Little Brother’ has more pronounced dark patches, while ‘Elder Sister’ is slightly larger
30 Aug, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s cub twins survive first critical days after birth
New mum Ying Ying has been struggling with lactation but has been tightly embracing and grooming the younger cub.
23 Aug, 2024
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Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s Ying Ying cares for twin cubs together for first time
New video released by Ocean Park shows Ying Ying licking and cuddling ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’.
03 Jan, 2025
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