Nicole Meese Has Taken Care of the Panda Ever Since He Was Born Feb. 4, 2010— -- The following is a first person account by zookeeper Nicole Meese, the principal keeper of Tai Shan, the ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...