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Panda baby boom

CHENGDU: A record 28 pandas have survived so far this year after being born through artificial insemination techniques, said an expert here on Tuesday. He said 31 cubs were born, including 11 pairs of twins. Despite the early death of three cubs, this is the biggest baby boom for the endangered species since China's first attempt to artificially breed giant pandas in the 1960s, he said. Giant pandas are known as ``living fossils.'' — Xinhua

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