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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 19, 2014 3:41 PM UTC  14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media. 14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media.Alexandra Beier—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 19, 2014 3:41 PM UTC Meet the 14-week-old twin polar bear cubs that made their press debut at the Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany, today. They scampered around their enclosure with their seven-year-old mother Giovanna. The twins were born at the end of last year, and their birth was filmed on camera in color — a “world first,” the zoo [claims](http://www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de/munich-zoo/polar-bear-twins-take-their-first-look-at-the-world.html?L=1). **LIST:** [German Polar Bear Knut and 14 Other Most Influential Animals That Ever Lived](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/25/the-15-most-influential-animals-that-ever-lived/slide/knut/) **WATCH:** [Polar Bear Cub Takes First Steps at Toronto Zoo](http://time.com/718/whats-this-oh-nothing-just-a-baby-polar-bear-taking-his-first-steps/) **WATCH:** [Toronto Zoo Polar Bear Now Named Humphrey](http://time.com/14323/baby-polar-bear-reveals-his-name-in-the-cutest-way-possible/)  14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn Zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich. The male and female twins were born on Dec. 9, 2013 in the zoo. Michael Dalder—Reuters  Twin polar bear cubs, who have yet to be named, lie on their mother Giovanna outside in their enclosure during their first public appearance. Michael Dalder—Reuters  The twins explore their enclosure at the Hellabrunn Zoo for the first time. Sven Hoppe—EPA  The twins explore their enclosure at the Hellabrunn Zoo for the first time. Sven Hoppe—EPA  14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media. 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