Japan zoo releases new images of new born baby panda

Tokyo Ueno Zoo on Sunday (June 18) released new images of a panda cub which was born on June 12. Photo grabbed from Reuters video file.
Tokyo Ueno Zoo on Sunday (June 18) released new images of a panda cub which was born on June 12. Photo grabbed from Reuters video file.

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Tokyo Ueno Zoo on Sunday (June 18) released new images of a panda cub which was born on June 12.

The mother, Shin Shin, 11, had the cub five years after her first cub was found dead just days after it was born.

The new cub has yet to be named and the sex of the cub has yet to be determined, but its weight was estimated at around 180 grams, around 30 grammes heavier than a week ago.

Zoo staff are monitoring the pair.