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Panda Doesn't Realize She's Had Twins, Zoologist Comes up With Ingenious Solution

A panda bear with black and white fur in an indoor enclosure with vertical bars and a wooden floor.

Panda bears are some of the most adorable creatures that the Earth has been blessed with. Playful, delicate, and sweet, it’s clear why societies have become infatuated with pandas.

An adult female wearing a light blue, long-sleeved button-up shirt feeds a giant panda in an indoor enclosure at a zoo or wildlife sanctuary. The scene is well-lit with no visible shadows indicating artificial lighting.

When giving birth, if a panda produces twins, they’ll commonly abandon one panda cub and focus on raising the other one. But for this panda, her humans have developed a fantastic solution.

Inspired by a clever researcher, this wildlife refuge has found a way to enable this mother panda to take care of both of her twins, ensuring both receive sufficient attention and care.

A giant panda in an enclosure, wearing a light blue floral or abstract patterned shirt within what appears to be a zoo or wildlife sanctuary.

By switching out the panda cubs, the mother can focus on one at a time and therefore care for both. But the whole time, this panda is under the impression that she only has one cub.

Seemingly oblivious to the fact that she’s birthed twin panda cubs, this mother cares for each of them the same way. This is such a unique method of providing for both cubs.

A young panda bear cub with black and white fur markings on a dark indoor wooden surface, likely at night.

The caretakers carefully switch the twins in and out of her cage, requiring tons of patience and trust from the mother panda. The twins are swapped in and out up to ten times a day.

This genuinely heartwarming video shows that human partnership with animals can lead to great success. Being able to provide for both cubs, this panda is raising twins without even realizing it.