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NEWS ABOUT: Tai Shan

Tai Shan stories: 5 news summaries
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 Tai Shan Turns 4  


Jul 9, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tai Shan, the giant panda who captivated the world as a cub, turned 4 today and celebrated with a huge birthday cake only an animal could love. The three-tiered concoction was a frozen medley of water, beet juice, shredded beets, and bamboo, WTOP reports. Tai Shan, who is now considered... More »

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Washington DC • birthday • mammals • panda • vegetarianism • birthday party • National Zoo • pandas • panda diplomacy • giant pandas • Tai Shan • Tian Tian • Mei Xiang

(Newser) - Giant panda Mei Xiang, whose first cub became an international superstar, is not pregnant, National Zoo officials said today. The panda, who was artificially inseminated in January, experienced her third false pregnancy in as many years, the Washington Post reports. Four-year-old Tai Shan, Mei Xiang's only cub to survive infancy,... More »

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China • endangered species • Washington DC • Washington • panda • National Zoo • giant pandas • Tai Shan • Mei Xiang

(Newser) - The National Zoo’s female giant panda may be pregnant, the Washington Post reports. Volunteers are monitoring Mei Xiang around the clock after zookeepers noticed behavioral changes that indicate the mom to celebu-panda Tai Shan is expecting, including creating a bamboo den in a dark and quiet place, and cradling... More »

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pregnancy • animal • National Zoo • giant pandas • artificial insemination • Tai Shan • Mei Xiang

Panda Lovin' Leaves DC Zoo Wanting

Bears fail again at 'competent mating'; keepers help out

Jan 19, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A romantic day in the park amid inaugural hubbub wasn’t enough to propagate the genes of two famous pandas at Washington’s National Zoo, the Washington Post reports. The pair had given mating calls, prompting hopes for the conception of a new member of the endangered species, which is... More »

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panda • Washington, DC • National Zoo • giant pandas • artificial insemination • mating • Tai Shan • Tian Tian • Mei Xiang

National Zoo Pleads for Bamboo 

Own harvest has failed; may not have enough
to get through winter

Jan 15, 09 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The National Zoo is appealing for donations from landowners in the Washington area who may have stands of green crunchy bamboo stalks, reports the Washington Post. The zoo's own harvest of bamboo has failed and with the zoo's giant pandas, red pandas, elephants and gorillas eating 75,000 pounds of... More »

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panda • National Zoo • bamboo • Tai Shan • Tian Tian • Mei Xiang • Phyllostachys genus • Department of Animal Nutrition • Conservation Research Center

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