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Watch these panda twins gnaw on bamboo at their joint birthday party

They had a very special cake.

Shanghai Wildlife Park celebrated its resident giant pandas' second birthdays on Thursday by throwing them a party and it's exactly as pure as you need it to be.

A video of the panda party shared by ABC News was nothing if not joyous as panda twins Yue Yue and Ban Ban chomped away on cakes made out of bamboo leaves and shoots, as well as an assortment of fruit.

Yue Yue and Ban Ban continuously gnawed on their many bamboo stalks both on the ground and on a swinging bench. As is their way.

The panda siblings were born on October 4, 2016, and have since become beloved figures in China.

Before the pandas were born, more than five million people suggested names for the pair and when they were finally unveiled at the wildlife park, hoards of visitors came to see them for the first time, according to Daily Mail.

Their first birthday celebration was also documented last year, and footage of the event was shared by Chinese news station CCTV+, which was similarly full of fruit and many bamboo stalks.

Happy birthday, Yue Yue and Ban Ban! Here's to another year of sitting and eating.

[H/T: ABC News]

Topics Animals

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