Aww!
Liang Liang, the Malaysian panda at Zoo Negara has safely given birth to a baby panda and even though the cub is only about the size of a palm, its mother is fiercely protecting it while the news is making waves all over the world.
The gender of the cub is yet to be known, but soon the officials will have a closer look at it. When born, giant panda cubs are pink, blind and almost hairless. They will begin to open their eyes about 40 days after birth and start developing black and white hair patterns in a month.
The parents of the cub, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, from China, were loaned through the Giant Panda International Conservation Cooperation Agreement Programme and arrived in Malaysia on May 21 last year.
Once the baby reaches three years of age, its parents would be sent back to China.
Grow up well, little panda! 😉
