China shows off 14 giant panda cubs YouTube

While Britain remains on panda watch, expectantly awaiting a new arrival at Edinburgh Zoo, China just plainly shows off with an abundance of riches. Not one, not two, but 14 panda cubs shown off to the TV cameras. The cuties born at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Sichuan, a mountainous province with dense forests which is home to most of the world's giant pandas, all of them bred artificially. The young cubs, who were born between July and September, are being raised in two delivery rooms. Glass windows allow the public to catch a glimpse. Meng Meng, who is the oldest of the bunch, weighs around four times as much as Yayi, the youngest, who was born 40 days later. Tense times for the cubs. The first 10 days are the most dangerous of a young panda's life as they are susceptible to disease. Giant pandas remain one of the world's most endangered animals, with fewer than 1,600 living in the wild in China and around 300 others living in captivity throughout the world.