Watch: Emotional reunion between panda mum and its cub

The adorable moment a panda was reunited with her cub after a month of being apart was caught on camera yesterday.

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by Jessica Anais Rach |
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The heart-warming video shows the panda’s mum licking her squeaking cub, before she (rather scarily) picks it up in her mouth to give her a big bear hug.

Mother and daughter panda are reunited after a month apart
Mother and daughter panda are reunited after a month apart

Mother bear Yuan Yuan was separated from daughter Yuan Zai at birth, as the newborn was premature and needed to be kept in an incubator.

The 39-day-old cub, who was Taiwan’s first panda born to Taipei zoo, needed around-the-clock care when she was born, and staff are still considering whether to leave her with her mother.

Who needs Big Brother with scenes like this?

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