Jin Zhu gives birth at Hetaoping
Jin Zhu has given birth to a cub at Hetaoping on July 29, 2011. She is one of the five potentially pregnant female pandas that were transferred to Hetaoping in March. In early July she was transferred to a semi-wild enclosure. Jin Zhu is the third panda to give birth at Hetaoping this year. It is interesting to see that Jin Zhu has chosen to give birth in the open air.
When Jin Zhu was born, it was thought that “she” was a “he” and Jin Zhu was send along with Tan Tan to Kobe in 2000. Jin Zhu and Tan Tan never show any interest in mating with each other. Jin Zhu (Ko Ko I), was send back to Wolong in 2002. Eventually in 2005 the scientists observed that Jin Zhu’s ovaries where not well positioned and she had an operation. In 2007 she gave birth to female twins Jin Xin and Jin Yi.
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