Four months after their birth, the panda twins of Beauval ZooParc, Huanlili and Yuandudu, for the first time on Saturday met visitors who have sometimes come from far away for this event.
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“We are fans.
It was unimaginable not to be there.
We have reserved a room for a long time to be the first ”, explained to an AFP correspondent Véronique, who came from Bordeaux who, for the occasion, was dressed from head to toe in the effigy of plantigrades. : mask, sweatshirt, scarf, pants and even shoes!
"With their large black spots around the eyes, I find these animals endearing and endearing," she says.
“As soon as I knew the date, I booked accommodation in the region.
I am a fan.
They have a lunar side, a look, sometimes human gestures.
They have a carnivorous digestive system, but they eat bamboo.
In short, pandas are extraordinary, ”explains Agathe Boucher, who came from Montpellier.
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Behind large bay windows, admiring visitors were able to observe the binoculars evolve, take their first steps.
Small steps that are sometimes uncertain, which give rise to a few "cascades", "somersaults".
For Baptiste Mulot, veterinary manager at ZooParc, based in Saint-Aignan, “it's an important day because visitors are Beauval's life”.
“Females are able to move around on their own.
They explore, discover their environment, ”he comments.
“The twins are doing very well.
They weigh around 7.4 kg.
They take the mother's milk (Huan Huan, a female panda loaned by China, editor's note) several times a day as well as a complementary bottle, ”says Mr. Mulot.
The baby pandas, which were "in the high range", according to the veterinarian, weighed less than 150 grams at birth.
Born on August 2 at the ZooParc, the two pandas are sponsored by French footballer Kylian Mbappé and Chinese Olympic champion Zhang Jiaqi, gold medalist in Tokyo in synchronized diving.
Huan-Huan, the mother of pandas presented this December 11 to visitors to the Beauval Zoo.
GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP