In the video below, the precious new additions are just seven hours old.

Congratulations to Bo of the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand. She gave birth to rare twins on Thursday, January 14th. These are her fifth and sixth babies born at the zoo.

Zoo staff have been carefully monitoring the newest additions via cameras in the nest box. They do not plan on examining the babies until late February, to minimize stress on the mother. An experienced mother, Bo is taking very good care of her cubs. Red panda babies are born blind and do not achieve full independence until they are about eight months old.

Visitors to the zoo won’t be able to see the babies for some time. Their first public appearance will be determined at a later date. Right now, the cubs and their mother need privacy in their nest.

These babies are the last sired by Sagar. The 15 year old red panda was euthanized in December. He had developed a spinal condition and would have faced a serious drop in quality of life. Since red pandas generally live eight to twelve years, Sagar was blessed with three extra years of a good life, and the time to sire much needed cubs.