Posts Tagged ‘giant panda’

The National Zoo officially announced this morning that DC’s  native son, Tai Shan, is departing for China in early 2010.  The exact dates of his trip have not been set, but final preparations are currently underway.

An agreement between China and the Zoo stipulates that giant panda cubs born here belong to China and must be sent to Sichuan when the cub reaches age 2. You may remember that Tai …

Washington’s playful panda neighbor, Tai Shan, turns the big 4 today. Tai Shan is the first born son of Mei Xiang and Tian Tian. When he was born he weighed just 1.82 pounds, but now comes in at 205.