The Atlanta zoo has new twin panda cubs named Mei Lun and Mei Huan, and thanks to this time lapse video you can watch them grow from little pink mole rats to seriously adorable balls of fluff in the space of three minutes, squeaking all the while.

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We definitely like them best at day 25:

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No, day 40:

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Day 57 is better:

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No, day 77 is for sure the cutest:

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Wait, but day 96:

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OK, fine: Baby pandas just get cuter and cuter over time, all right? And now you can watch them do it as many times as you like.