Panda TOKYO, Jan 12, Ksenia Naka. Two panda twins born in June last year were shown to the general public for the first time in Tokyo, Ueno Zoo said on its website. But the rally for the right to see babies was held back in December, when the situation with coronavirus in Japan was more than favorable. The pandas will be presented to the public for three days, one thousand people will be able to see them a day. There were so many who wanted to be among these lucky ones that the competition was 350 people per seat. The twins were born on June 23rd. The siblings were the first twins to be born at the zoo in its 140-year history, and the first bamboo bear cubs to appear in Ueno in four years. Through a nationwide competition and consultation with the Chinese side, a month after birth, they were chosen names: Xiaoxiao ( «Pre-dawn ray») for a boy and Laylei («A beautiful flower blooming from a bud») for a girl. Now the babies already weigh more than 14 kilograms, and six months ago they were two pink lumps of 124 and 146 grams, more reminiscent of mice than bears . 
Scientists have figured out why pandas need a contrasting color An exception was made only for those who won the lottery ticket. The twins were born to the giant panda Xinshin. It is believed that pandas do not pay attention to two cubs at once when they give birth to twins, so one of them was taken to the newborn box. Shinshin was brought from China in 2011. In the summer of 2012, she gave birth to a cub, which became the first bamboo bear cub born at Ueno Zoo in 24 years. However, a few days later he died of pneumonia. In June 2017, Xingxing gave birth to another cub. 
China will continue to protect the giant panda population
