Panda Watch: twin cubs start crawling ahead of first Christmas at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park
‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ have gained strength in their limbs as they turn four months old
Hong Kong’s giant panda twin cubs are more than four months old, and have started crawling around their dens, as they are set to spend their first Christmas at Ocean Park.
In a video celebrating the fourth month of their birth, Ocean Park showed both “Elder Sister” and “Younger Brother” gaining strength in their limbs and learning to crawl on all fours.
The endearing twins also had a “showdown” in a “wrestling” match in their cot, where they pushed each other playfully as they spent more time together.
The cubs will be spending their first Christmas together at the park, which has rolled out a series of festivities centred around the six giant pandas to draw visitors. In addition to the two cubs, the park is home to their father, Le Le, mother Ying Ying and a pair of five-year-old bears gifted by Beijing, male An An and female Ke Ke.
The park is decked out with festive decorations, including a panda-themed Christmas tree and a new installation that features two inflated balloon pandas modelled after An An and Ke Ke.
