Yang Yang brings a ray of hope for panda population

YANG YANG, a giant panda on loan from China whose name means Sunshine, had a surprise yesterday for zookeepers at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna — a new cub.

Yang Yang gave birth to a cub zookeepers estimated to weigh just 100 grams and measuring about 10 centimetres.

A photograph released by the zoo showed Yang Yang, a first-time mother, holding the cub in her mouth and looking up toward the camera.