Giant panda born in Tokyo zoo; survival uncertain

TOKYO: A giant panda cub was born in a Tokyo zoo Monday, but its gender, weight and even whether it will survive are uncertain. The mother, ShinShin, whose previous cub survived only six days, was holding her newborn in her paw but whether the cub was nursing was not clear, Ueno Zoo said in a statement. The zoo released a blurry photo of the mother with the tiny head and limbs of her cub also visible. While ShinShin’s cub born in 2012 died, other pandas born at the zoo have survived. The father of the newborn is another panda in the Tokyo zoo called RiRi.

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