Berliners queue to view 2-month old panda twins at city’s zoo

Attendance figures at Berlin Zoo in Germany have soared since the birth of twin panda girls almost two months ago, with long queues forming outside the Panda Garden, zoo officials said on Sunday.

The still unnamed twins were presented to the public for the first time on Wednesday. Some 5,000 visitors were recorded that day and on Thursday and Friday as well, around 50 per cent up on the same days the previous week.

The attendance figure reached 10,000 on Saturday, with a similar number expected on Sunday, a spokeswoman said.

She said visitors had behaved well despite the excitement and enthusiasm and there were “many happy faces”. Fine autumnal weather had also contributed to the size of the throng, she added.

The pandas can be viewed from behind glass for precisely one hour just after midday every day. Visitors are allowed to view them in small groups for a few minutes at a time.