Bear cubs rescued

A farmer in south China found twin Asiatic black bear cubs alone in a forest while he was out picking tea leaves, state media said.

He was planning to raise them until they were big enough to fend for themselves, but an animal welfare group has intervened.

China Central Television reported that Tian Shougui heard the animals crying in the forest two weeks ago.

The twins were a boy weighing just 3.2kg and a girl weighing 3.1kg.

- Agencies