Twin panda cubs debut at Tokyo zoo, woo devoted fans
This photo provided by Tokyo Zoological Park Society, shows Japanese-born twin pandas, Lei Lei, center, Xiao Xiao, left, and their mother Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Twin panda cubs made their first public appearance Wednesday before their devoted fans but only briefly - just for three days for now - due to the upsurge of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (Tokyo Zoological Park Society via AP )
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
TOKYO — Twin panda cubs made their first public appearance Wednesday before devoted fans in Tokyo, but they will be on display only briefly for now — over three days — due to a spike in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.
The twins, male cub Xiao Xiao and its sister Lei Lei, which were born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June, took their first steps as beaming fans held up their smartphones to film the cuddly pair as they played together...
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