Prolific panda gives birth to its third twins |
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| July 17 - Huamei, an eight-year-old US-born giant panda gave birth to twin cubs2 on Monday morning in the Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The first cub1 was born at 6.30 a.m. while Huamei delivered the second one three hours later. The second, weighing 129.8 grams, is male, while the first one was in the arms of its mother and its gender3 and weight have yet to be established.
Both the cubs and the mother are in good condition, said Li Desheng, vice4 director of the research center of the Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas.
The cubs are the third pair delivered by Huamei, who gave birth to two twins in 2004 and 2005 since its return to China in February 2004.
Born on August 21 in San Diego Zoo of the United States, Huamei is the first giant panda to have been born and survived in the Western Hemisphere since 1990. Her name means "China and America".
According to estimates by experts, there are only about 1,590 wild giant pandas in the world. The number of giant pandas in captivity5 stood at about 210 in China.
The mating season of giant panda is mainly from March to May and giant pandas only give birth once in a year, usually to one or two cubs.
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cub
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| n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人 |
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- The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
- The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。
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cubs
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| n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) |
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- a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
- Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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gender
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| n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性 |
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- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
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| n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的 |
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- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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captivity
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| n.囚禁；被俘；束缚 |
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- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。
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