A BBC Earth video recently posted on YouTube (which can be viewed at the top of the article) showcases how crafty zookeepers are able to keep twin newborn pandas alive by tricking the unique panda mom into thinking she only has one cub.
Narrated by David Attenborough,the video reveals multiple cub births in pandas are extremely common. Unfortunately, it is also just as common for only one of the panda cubs to manufacture it. According to the video, and unique panda moms nearly always favor one cub and abandon any other cubs she gave birth to.
Experts believe this is a decision the unique mother makes because she does not feel as though she supplies enough milk to support multiple cubs. Rather than taking the risk of losing both babies by trying to feed and support them both,the mother favors one while the other starves to death.
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Source: inquisitr.com