Giant panda Meng Meng expecting twins in Berlin

The Berlin Zoo announced that Meng Meng, the panda, was pregnant again months after the first giant pandas, born in Germany, were sent to China.

The zoo said Tuesday that ultrasound scans over the weekend showed Meng Meng is expecting two cubs. It said they still have plenty of growing to do, but the zoo expects the birth at the end of August if all goes well.

In a statement, the Berlin Zoo emphasized that it is still early in the pregnancy and that the development of the embryos will be closely tracked through ultrasound and hormone analyses to determine the time of birth accurately.

Meng Meng and male panda Jiao Qing arrived in Berlin in 2017. In August 2019, Meng Meng gave birth to Pit and Paule, also known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, the first giant pandas born in Germany.

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