Photo of the Day #122: Tai Shan the Panda Cub

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This is a photo I took a little less than a year ago of Tai Shan, a giant panda cub (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. You can see the pandas at the National Zoo via a webcam on the official website.

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Tai Shan, a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
As I mentioned in the description of yesterday's "Photo of the Day," when I visited the National Zoo I wanted to make sure I got there especially early, and this Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub is part of the reason. Any exhibit that holds a giant panda, especially a baby one, is going…
Tai Shan the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Photographed at the National Zoo.
Tai Shan the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), photographed at the National Zoo.