Like mother, like daughter: Everland's newborn panda cub is getting bigger — in pictures

New photos released by the theme park show the female cub's distinctive black markings now clearly visible around her eyes, ears, shoulders and limbs. 

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A newly born giant panda cub cries at Panda World in Everland, Gyeonggi, on June 23.

A three-week-old giant panda cub at Everland has already quadrupled her birth weight — and is starting to look more like her mother.

New photos released by the theme park on Wednesday show the female cub at 21 days old, her distinctive black markings now clearly visible around her eyes, ears, shoulders and limbs. She weighed 670 grams at her latest health checkup, up from 171 grams at birth on June 3.

"Thanks to Ai Bao's skilled mothering, the cub is growing faster than her older sisters did," keeper Kang Cheol-won said. Ai Bao is the resident panda who gave birth to the cub 

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The cub is the fourth giant panda born in Korea, following Fu Bao in 2020 and twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao in 2023.

The cub is currently under round-the-clock care from Everland keepers, veterinarians and experts from China. 

A newly born giant panda is pictured from above, resting against a pillow, at Panda World in Everland, Gyeonggi, on June 23.
A newly born giant panda cub is pictured from above at Panda World in Everland, Gyeonggi, on June 23.
A newly born giant panda cub rests against a pillow at Panda World in Everland, Gyeonggi, on June 23.


BY KIM HYUN-DONG [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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