An image taken from a webcam shows Yang Yang, a giant panda at the Vienna Schonbrunn zoo cradling her recently born male cub. — PHOTO: AFP

VIENNA – THE baby panda born last month at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo, the second only in Europe to be conceived naturally in captivity, is a male, the zoo announced on Wednesday.

The little panda, now the size of a hamster, weighs an estimated 1.2kg, said a statement from the zoo. It was born on August 23.

At birth, it weighed just 100g and measured 10-12cm.

Kept isolated with its mother Yang Yang in a litter box equipped with a video camera, the baby panda was developing nicely and was growing a thick fur, the zoo noted.

‘Every four hours, the little panda cuddles up to its mother’s breast, drinks greedily and loudly expresses its satisfaction,’ the zoo said.