A golden jaguar in a zoo in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, is now the mother of five half-breed panthers.

The baby animals' father is a leopard in the zoo.

The couple has had 17 offspring since they were kept together in 1996.

Expert says that it's rare to see a panther give birth to five babies at once.

(CRIENGLISH.com November 18, 2004)