Last updated at 17:46 27 April 2007

The world's first set of twin koalas were born this week in the south Chinese province of Guangdong.

The identical baby animals, which weigh just 220 grams each and measure only 10 centimetres in length, are being carefully looked after by their mother Tao Tao in the Xiangjiang Wildlife Park.

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Visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the animals will be able to visit them from the start of May.