Toronto Zoo has releaed this picture of two teeny-weeny Giant Panda cubs born today (October 13, 2015). They are the first first pandas ever born on Canadian soil. The zoo’s female Giant Panda, Er Shun, gave birth to the first cub early this morning, at 3:31 a.m. EDT. A second cub followed at 3:44 a.m. EDT, according to zoo staff. The first cub weighed 6.6 ounces (187.7 grams), and its slightly younger twin weighed 4 ounces (115 g). John Tracogna, CEO of the Toronto Zoo, called the births “historical,” and praised the organization’s successful reproduction program.
