Red panda cubs born in UK get first health check
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Rare red panda cubs have been born at Chester Zoo in the UK. The twins, a boy and a girl, were born on 27 June.
Zookeepers have just given the twins their first health check and say "they’re big and strong with very thick fur."
They say it'll be a few more weeks until the twins start to emerge from their nest and start to explore.
The twins are the first babies for Mum Nima. Red pandas are native to the Himalayas in Asia.
Here's panda dad Jung. In the wild, red pandas are listed as endangered as they're threatened by poaching and shrinking habitat.