Mother's Day: Jia Jia eases into her role as mum of first panda cub born in Singapore

Jia Jia and Le Le sharing an intimate moment in the main exhibit at the River Safari. - PHOTO: MANDAI WILDLIFE GROUP via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 8 (The Straits Times/ANN): When Jia Jia became a parent on Aug 14 last year, animal care officer Trisha Tay and her team at Mandai Wildlife Group's River Wonders were certain that the giant panda would be a good mother.

Minutes after giving birth to Le Le, Jia Jia picked up her cub gently, and cradled, licked and cared for it.