Tai Shan, 4, was the first Giant Panda to be born at the National Zoo. Dec. 4, 2009 — -- Time's up for Washington, D.C.'s furriest celebrity. Four-year-old Tai Shan, the first surviving Giant ...

To some, Tai Shan may just be the cute and cuddly panda that makes crowds “ooohhh” and “awwww” as he bounds around his habitat at the National Zoo. Little did anyone know, Tai Shan had a side job ...

WASHINGTON – When D.C.’s beloved Tai Shan left the U.S. for his new home in China two years ago, Washington-area residents were heartbroken to be losing their baby panda. Tai Shan, which means ...

It started five years ago, when a panda was born at Washington's National Zoo. A small group of women regularly visited the cub, named Tai Shan, and formed a friendship over their passion for the ...

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YA'AN, Sichuan - Tai Shan, the United States-born giant panda, has been in his new Chinese home for just six months, but already his keepers want him to earn his keep - by starting a family. But first ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at ...

The Friends of the National Zoo will host a "Farewell to Tai Shan" party at the end of the month before the 4-year-old giant panda is sent to China. The group announced Thursday that it will hold the ...

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Officials at the National Zoo in Washington planned a four-hour birthday celebration Sunday for 1-year-old panda cub Tai Shan. Letters and e-mails arrive at the zoo daily ...

Every morning without fail, Elise Ney turns on a webcam that broadcasts live giant panda Tai Shan's life in the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC. It is a ritual Ney has been performing since ...

Beloved panda Tai Shan is the latest D.C. resident to make a dramatic departure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2010— -- Washington is a city of never-ending farewells. On Saturday, the nation's capital ...

WASHINGTON – One year ago, he was nearly hairless, pink and weighed about four ounces, less than most bagels. On Sunday, his first birthday, giant panda Tai Shan is an active, 56-pound cub and the ...