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PHOTOS Beloved panda twins mark second birthday at Everland theme park
Hui Bao and Rui Bao, Korea’s beloved twin giant pandas, munch on bamboo at Panda World in Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, in this photo provided by the amusement park, June 28. Courtesy of Samsung C&T
By Lee Hae-rin
Twin giant pandas Hui Bao, left, and Rui Bao — each now tipping the scales at over 70 kilograms — pose beside bamboo birthday cakes during their second birthday celebration at Everland Panda World in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Yonhap
Giant panda Hui Bao poses in front of a birthday cake made of bamboo and flowers during her second birthday celebration at Everland Panda World in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Courtesy of Samsung C&T
Giant panda Hui Bao poses in front of a birthday cake made of bamboo and flowers during her second birthday celebration at Everland Panda World in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. Courtesy of Samsung C&T
Giant Panda Ai Bao, right, plays with her female twins at Everland Panda World in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, during their second birthday celebration, Monday. This marks the last birthday that the twins spend with their mother before they begin the process of separation as part of their natural development. Courtesy of Samsung C&T