South Korea welcomes birth of first giant panda twins

A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins -- the first to be born in the country -- triggering an outpouring of excitement online. The female twins were born at the Everland theme park near the capital Seoul on Friday, the zoo revealed in a video posted on its YouTube channel.

Footage showed the mother, Ai Bao rolling around her cage before giving birth to two tiny panda cubs. The first twin weighed 180 grams and the second 140 grams. The YouTube video of the twins' birth has garnered 640,000 views since it was uploaded, with viewers gushing about the arrival of the cubs.