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Tai Shan eyes up his birthday cake at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington on July 9, 2009. The zoo held an event to celebrate the panda's fourth birthday with a frozen cake made from ice, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Added February 04, 2010 with 14 photos
Tai Shan, born at The National Zoo in 2005, is leaving for China today, February 4th, as part of the agreement between the United States and China. There are 14 pandas on loan from China in U.S. zoos.
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WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Giving a panda at the National Zoo in Washington a colonoscopy was a complicated procedure involving 10 employees, zoo officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The National Zoo in Washington issued a public appeal Wednesday for bamboo after the food supply for the zoo's giant pandas became dangerously low.
WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) -- Officials at Washington's National Zoo say there are signs that one of its beloved pandas might be pregnant.
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- Giant panda Mei Xiiang is not pregnant after all, say veterinarians at the U.S. National Zoo in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Washington's National Zoo is negotiating with China in an attempt to extend the U.S. stay of its popular baby panda, Tai Shan.
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.
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- The Washington city council and mayor are debating which animal should be the District's official symbol -- and the panda is leading the way.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The four U.S. zoos that house giant pandas say the animals are putting too much strain on their finances.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The scarcity of Tai Shan viewing tickets has led to a surge in pandacam popularity, and one not confined to these shores.
