Twin giant panda cubs born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in June made their public debut on Wednesday.
The zoo in Taito Ward, Tokyo, has been closed since Tuesday as a control measure against the novel coronavirus, but specially selected visitors were granted admission. The young bears -- male cub Xiao Xiao and female cub Lei Lei -- will be on display for three days starting Wednesday. Visitors were selected through a lottery system in which only 1 in 335 applications was successful.
Some 1,080 lottery winners entered the zoo in three staggered time slots. The lucky visitors were able to spend around a minute watching the twins interacting happily, as their mother, Shin Shin, looked on.
