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 ...

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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 – 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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — 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 ...

Photographer Brooks Kraft’s exclusive photos of the beloved panda bear on his way home to Chengdu, China, from the National Zoo in Washington Tai Shan ("Peaceful Mountain" in Chinese) stole the hearts ...

The National Zoo's favorite son is leaving D.C. Yes, the day to say goodbye to Tai Shan is finally, sadly, coming. Sources at the Smithsonian and the National Zoo said that after four years of ...

WASHINGTON: Lisa Stevens is a very busy lady these days - answering numerous phone calls, and replying to thousands of letters and emails. Not just that, she also has to console heartbroken children ...

The National Zoo announces that the beloved Giant Panda will return to China Officials at Washington, DC's National Zoo have announced that Tai Shan, the wildly popular four-year-old Panda, will ...

Tai Shan (tie-SHON), one of the National Zoo’s giant pandas, officially began his journey to China early this morning, leaving the Zoo at 9:04 a.m. The 4½-year-old panda is on his way to Dulles ...