Red panda cubs born June 29 at the Denver Zoo got a clean bill of health in their latest checkup.
Amaya and Takeo aren’t on exhibit yet, the zoo said in a news release, but it will be only a few more weeks until the public can see them.
Amaya is female, and Takeo a male. The twins were born with cream-colored fur but now have adult markings. The zoo says they resemble “red-colored raccoons.”
Parents Sophia and He-Ping came to Denver last year as part of a species-survival plan and proved to be a good match. Sophia is nurturing her babies herself.
Red pandas are an endangered species, and fewer than 2,500 are thought to exist in the mountains of southeastern Asia, the release said. They eat bamboo shoots and have thick fur coats.
At the Denver Zoo, they also get a special vitamin-fortified biscuit.
