Newborn Panda Reunited with its Mother at Taipei Zoo [VIDEOS]

After more than a month of separation, a newborn panda cub and its mother were reunited Tuesday at the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan.

The cub, which is reportedly the first born in Taiwan, had to be placed in an incubator after being born July 6 because it was "slightly injured" by its mother a few days after its birth, according to the AFP.

Mother and cub seemed happy to be reunited, as evidenced by a playful first encounter, a feeding session and a nap together on the floor.

The cub, known as Yuan Zai, is the first offspring of farther Tuan Tuan and mother Yuan Yuan, two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan by mainland China as an act of goodwill.

As newborns, panda cubs are vulnerable to a number of unwanted conditions. Their limbs are weak and undeveloped, much like a newborn human, rendering them unable to stand or walk on their own, though they are able to squawk rather loudly to get what they want. At birth, newborn pandas only weigh about 1/900th of their mother's weight, according to the National Zoo.

"After about a month, the cub resembles a miniature adult with a longer tail. It vocalizes less and less until it ceases crying and squealing by the time it is two months old. Its eyes open partway after 30 to 45 days and open fully a week or two later," the Zoo says of newborn pandas.

In the wild, a panda cub will leave its mother when it's about one and a half to two years old.