Four Red Pandas born at the Denver Zoo. Too cute for words!
Four furry little red pandas have been born at the Denver Zoo, only the fifth recorded birth of quadruplets at an accredited U.S. zoo. The four cubs, three males and one female, were born to mother Sophia and father He-Ping on July 9.
The red pandas are classified as endangered, with an estimated population of less than 2,500 mature pandas remaining in the mountains of southeast Asia.
The adult parents are fairly new arrivals at the zoo, He-Ping coming from the Milwaukee Zoo and Sophia from the Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, Va. According to the Denver Zoo, the two were paired under the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, which attempts to ensure healthy populations and genetic diversity among zoo animals.
Uber-adorable video of them here.
BD notes that the young-uns will probably be out on display right in time for Brew at the Zoo …