A panda generated by artificial insemination is born | He is the first puppy born in Singapore

This Saturday at the Singapore zoo a panda was born by artificial insemination, becoming the first puppy born in this countryannounced the organization Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

Jia Jia, a 12-year-old panda from the zoo, gave birth to the cub after being inseminated with frozen sperm from Kai Kai, a 13-year-old male, AFP reported.

From Singapore Wildlife Sanctuaries, they classified pregnancy and childbirth as an “important step in the care of this endangered species”.

Zookeepers worked with Chinese experts to get the pandas to mate naturally, but were unsuccessful, and decided to resort to artificial insemination.

Experts noted that panda breeding, both in captivity and in the wild, is “notoriously difficult” due to the animals’ own behavior and because, in turn, the females are in heat once a year for about 24 to 48 hours.