# A zoo on the Isle of Wight in the south of England announced the birth of red panda twins after introducing the parents in 2024. The cubs’ 10-year-old mother Xiao was paired with a 10-month-old male Flint after he was imported from the Belfast Zoo. The cubs will remain hidden in the nest boxes until they are at least three months old. The species lives in the eastern Himalayas and China, is endangered and on the decline. Red pandas are poached for fur, caught in traps and under threat from forest clearance.
Red panda twins born in zoo breeding programme