Chinese state TV has broadcast pictures of three-month-old twin pandas born just after the July earthquake.

The panda twins are called Ping Ping and An An and were born at the Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre in Ya'an.

Their names were given to them after people chose them in an internet poll.

The giant panda is one of the world's most endangered species. The healthy cubs are now among 1,590 pandas living in China.

The birth of the panda twins is a triumph for the centre, which works to reintroduce pandas back into the wild.

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