Nearly 300 people came to attend the event, but the two twins were shy.
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A lick and then leaves. Huanlili and Yuandudu, the panda twins from Beauval Zoo, celebrated their first birthday without lingering, despite the crowd having made the special trip to Saint-Aignan on Tuesday August 2. After watching her cake for a few minutes, Huanlili finally decided to come closer to the delight of the very large crowd, sometimes even dressed as a panda. But the little female immediately went back to see her sister Yuandudu, who had stayed away. Attracted by the healers, Huanlili ended up tasting her bamboo and mint cake. Not convinced by his lick, she went back to see her sister, signing the end of this first birthday party.
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All smiles, among the approximately 300 people massed in front of the enclosure, the director of the zoo, Rodolphe Delord, lived “an exceptional moment”. “Since 2012 and the arrival of the pandas, we have experienced a lot of them. (…) They are doing wonderfully. They weigh 24 and 29 kg. We have managed to breed both, and that is extraordinary”, he welcomed. The parents, Yuan Zi and Huan Huan, had been loaned for ten years to France in 2012. Their lease had been extended until 2024 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Beauval “hope” continue to host the two plantigrades after 2024.