Toronto Zoo's twin pandas are growing up fast and moving to a larger new home
Each cub can be seen lying in seat like cushions in their new incubators
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Your support makes all the difference.The twin giant pandas born at Toronto Zoo last month are growing up quickly. The pandas have been moved to a larger incubator now they are six-weeks-old.
The zoo has released new videos and images of the pandas after they moved to their new home.
Each cub can be seen lying in seat cushions, which look like mini armchairs.
The cubs will remain here, in the maternity area for roughly another four to five months. The area is still inside the Giant Panda House, but as they are vulnerbale at this early satge, this area is not open to the public.
Staff at Toronto Zoo have said the cubs are doing very well and spend a lot of time with their mother, Er Shun.
The only time the cubs are not with their mother is when she is eating bamboo. However, as giant pandas can only look after one cub at a time, the zoo keepers are helping and are using a technique called twin swapping.
As the title suggests, staff swap each twin every few hours so each has time with their mother to get milk directly from their mother.
The cubs are the first pandas ever to be born in Canada. They are on loan to Toronto Zoo from China until 2018, when they will move to Calgary Zoo in Canada until 2023.
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