The baby panda born last month at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo, the second only in Europe to be conceived naturally in captivity, is a male, the zoo announced.
The little panda, now the size of a hamster, weighs an estimated 1.2 kilograms, said a statement from the zoo. It was born on August 23.
At birth, it weighed just 100 grams and measured 10-12 centimetres.
Kept isolated with its mother Yang Yang in a litter box equipped with a video camera, the baby panda was developing nicely and was growing a thick fur, the zoo noted.
“Every four hours, the little panda cuddles up to its mother’s breast, drinks greedily and loudly expresses its satisfaction,” the zoo said.