By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-01 03:26:42 | Updated at 2024-11-01 06:27:25
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Panda Watch is a weekly blog by the Post that tracks the latest on the baby panda twins – the first to be born in Hong Kong – until they are ready to meet the public. To read our previous blog entries, click here.
Hong Kong’s twin panda cubs are now 74 days old.
Ocean Park posted a funny moment between mother Ying Ying and her female cub, nicknamed “Elder Sister”, in their den.
The older of the twins was resting on Ying Ying’s legs when her mother pooed and left some droppings next to her, which seemed to cause the cub to wince.
Ying Ying later appeared to comfort “Elder Sister” by hugging her tightly.
Despite the cub’s apparent reaction, the park explained that panda faeces do not smell as bad as some may assume and carry a slight scent of bamboo leaves.
