DECEMBER 9, 2019
Berlin's Mayor Michael Mueller with "Meng Yuan"
The cuteness level at Berlin Zoo doubled on Monday when a pair of twin panda cubs made their public debut, with the zoo revealing the cuddly bundles of fur were both boys.
The little ones were born at the zoo on August 31 but in keeping with Chinese tradition they were only named after 100 days.
Speaking before a crowd of excited reporters at the Panda Garden, zoo director Andreas Knieriem announced that the cubs would go by the names of Meng Xiang, meaning "long-awaited dream" and Meng Yuan, or "dream come true".
The twins, weighing around six kilos (13 pounds) each, then made their long-awaited first appearance before the world's media.
Wheeled out in a glass-cased "panda bed", they were seen lounging close together on a heated mattress.
One of the cubs appeared half-asleep and unfazed by the attention, while his more active brother repeatedly turned his back on the press pack, prompting coos and laughter.
But the general public will have to wait a little longer for their own glimpse of the zoo's newest stars.
The cubs will be kept away from visitors "until they can walk properly" and are more familiar with their surroundings, Knieriem said, expected to be sometime in early 2020.
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