Weighing over 200 grams each, a set of twin pandas were born in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Monday.

 

两只双胞胎熊猫幼仔在成都大熊猫繁育基地出生，每只幼仔重量超过200克。
 

 

The male and female cubs² are believed to be the world's heaviest panda twins born in captivity³, according to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

 

The male cub¹ weighs 211.6 grams and the female 209 grams. They were born at the base on Saturday morning and are in stable condition.

 

The average birth weight of panda cubs is around 150 grams. It is rare to see both twin cubs weigh over 200 grams each at birth, experts said.

 

The twins' mother, Po was born in Atlanta in 2010 and she was returned to China three years later.

 

As of Monday, a total of 298 giant panda cubs have been born at the Chengdu research base.

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