{
  "id": 13740868,
  "title": "Seoul Grand Park to unveil twin baby red pandas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/seoul-grand-park-to-unveil-twin-baby-red-pandas",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-11T15:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261012/seoul-grand-park-to-unveil-twin-baby-red-pandas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul Grand Park will introduce twin baby red pandas to the public on October 14, marking a historic event in the region. The cubs, Maru and Marong, are the first red pandas born through successful breeding in Korea. Their mother, Rian, was transferred from Tama Zoological Park in Japan in 2023, while their father, Ravi, hails from the Calgary Zoo in Canada, also in 2023. The naming of the cubs was determined through a public contest on social media, with Marong meaning a full, abundant chestnut representing hope for her bright and generous future, and Maru symbolizing a precious and outstanding presence who brings comfort and love. As they grow, the cubs are learning essential behaviors by observing their mother Rian, including walking and climbing trees.",
  "summary": "Maru and Marong, twin red pandas born at Seoul Grand Park in the first successful breeding of the species in Korea, will make their public debut on Oct. 14. The park said Wednesday that the cubs, born on June 19, have grown healthily and recently begun exploring outside their den. It decided to introduce them to the public earlier than originally planned. The twins are the first red pandas to be…",
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    "Seoul Grand Park to introduce twin baby red pandas on October 14",
    "Maru and Marong are first red pandas born through successful Korean breeding",
    "Cubs named through public contest, Marong means hope, Maru means comfort"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Grand Park to unveil twin baby red pandas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/seoul-grand-park-to-unveil-twin-baby-red-pandas-13744100",
        "published": "2026-10-11T15:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}