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Stop what you're doing and look at these 23 adorable giant panda cubs

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Stop what you're doing and look at these 23 adorable giant panda cubs
23 giant panda cubs make their debut to the public at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on Thursday. Credit: VCG via Getty Images

You know why you're here.

You're here to see 23 giant panda cubs, all of which made their public debut on Thursday in Chengdu, in the Sichuan Province of southwest China.

All the pandas were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding this year, and there was good reason to celebrate.


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In early September, the giant panda was reclassified from "endangered" to "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It was a decision challenged by Chinese authorities, who said the decision has come "too soon."

But enough talking. Look at the baby pandas.

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Look at this scallywag. Credit: VCG via Getty Images
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All tuckered out. Credit: Getty Images
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So fresh and so sleepy. Credit: VCG via Getty Images
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Oh, hey there. Credit: VCG via Getty Images

Topics Animals

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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