The birth of panda triplets in China is making headlines.

The three cubs were born on July 29 in the southern city of Guangzhou, but breeders delayed the announcement of their arrival until they were sure all three would survive, the Chinese News Service reported.

Giant pandas are reportedly very difficult to breed in captivity, according to the website Boston.com. However, the mother, Ju Xiao, and the three cubs are healthy and well.

Ju Xiao was impregnated in March with sperm from a panda living at a Guangzhou zoo, according to SF Gate. The mother panda was under round-the-clock care during the final weeks of her pregnancy, according to the report by the Chinese news outlet.

The panda triplets were born within four hours of each other and currently weigh between 230 grams and 333 grams. The three cubs are being celebrated, as they're only the fourth known to have been born in the world through artificial breeding programs.

Photos of the newly born panda triplets have been circulating the web. Their bodies are pink and mostly hairless as they wiggle around in an incubator.

SF Gate reports that there are only about 1,600 giant pandas in the wild, where they are critically endangered due to loss of habitat and low birth rates. More than 300 pandas live in captivity, mostly in China's breeding programs.

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