Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth to twins at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo

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Giant panda Shin Shin has given birth to twins at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, her first delivery in four years. The two newborns came out one hour and a half apart at 1:03 a.m. and 2:32 a.m local time on Wednesday.

A staff member holds one of the newly-born twin cubs delivered by giant panda Shin Shin at Ueno Zoological Park in Tokyo, Japan, June 23, 2021. /CFP

Ueno Zoological Gardens staff member Naoya Ohashi shows an image of giant panda Shin Shin giving birth to the second of her twin cubs at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on June 23, 2021. /CFP

Shin Shin has been living at the zoo since 2011 and last gave birth to a cub, Xiang Xiang, in 2017. /CFP

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