Berlin zoo's panda twins take their first public tumbles

Pit and Paule have made their first foray into the limelight to the delight of the cameras

Last updated: January 29, 2020 | 16:31

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

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Keepers had prepared the glass-enclosed space for the five-month-old twins' public premiere on Wednesday, removing any dangerous obstacles and filling in a water basin to prevent the endangered giant panda cubs from being injured.

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Their mother, Meng Meng, kept a close eye on her cubs, pulling them down from any heights she considered too dangerous.

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Zoo visitors will get a chance to see the young pandas themselves for the first time on Thursday.

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The twins, whose Chinese names are Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, were the first pandas to be born in Germany. They are on loan from China, as are their parents.

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A handout photo shows twin panda cubs Meng Yuan (nicknamed Paule) and Meng Xiang (nicknamed Pit) in Berlin Zoo, Germany.

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A handout photo shows twin panda cubs Meng Yuan (nicknamed Paule) and Meng Xiang (nicknamed Pit) in Berlin Zoo, Germany.

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A handout photo shows twin panda cubs Meng Yuan (nicknamed Paule) and Meng Xiang (nicknamed Pit) in Berlin Zoo, Germany.

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Panda twin cubs Paule (Meng Yuan) and Pit (Meng Xiang) and mother panda Meng Meng are seen during their first appearance in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany.

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One of the two giant panda cubs with his mother Meng Meng at their enclosure during the first presentation of Berlin-born Chinese panda cubs Meng Yuan and Meng Xiang to the public at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin.

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Panda twin cubs Paule (Meng Yuan) and Pit (Meng Xiang) are seen during their first appearance in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany.

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