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Tai Shan Turns One
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Tai Shan, the Panda Pause That Refreshes
Catching up on some previous columns: One of the poems I printed last month in honor of giant panda Tai Shan's birthday left Kara McGuirk of Annapolis with a bad taste in her mouth. It was the one that ended: "Bah humbug Tai Shan! Please go away."
 

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Tai Shan, Close-Up
A high-powered zoom lens captures pandas Tai Shan and his mother Mei Xiang as they came out to greet the public on Tai Shan's first birthday.

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/metro Tai Shan Gets More Room to Play
The National Zoo's giant pandas will be moving to a new, larger enclosure when the National Zoo's new Giant Panda Habitat opens on Sept. 20.

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/photo Tai Shan's Outdoor Adventures
At nearly six months old and about 27 pounds, Tai Shan is regularly venturing outside to play and spend time with his mother Mei Xiang.

A panda is born

Tai ShanThe National Zoo's panda Mei Xiang gave birth July 9 to a squealing, squirming cub the size of a stick of butter.


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The Black-and-White Wedding That Wasn't (By John Kelly, August 14, 2006, Page B03)
 
Tai Shan's Fans Flock to His Party, But for Him, It's All About the Gifts (Post, July 10, 2006, Page B01)
 
Birthday Verse for Our Own Butter Baby (By John Kelly, July 10, 2006, Page B03)
 
Tai Shan Holds Zoo's Hopes, Public's Heart: Staff Birthday Wish: Longer Stay for Cub, 1 (Post, July 9, 2006, Page A01)
 
Tai Shan to Get 1st Birthday Bash: Party Favors, Chinese Music Planned for Public Event Sunday (Post, July 3, 2006, Page B02)
 
Kids' Game or Animal Instinct?: For Humans, Birds, Even Tai Shan, Frolicking Is a Tool for Survival (Post, July 2, 2006, Page C01)
 
Ideas for Metro Melodies? Chime In (By John Kelly, June 20, 2006, Page B03)
 
Part Tourist Attraction, Part Work Zone: This Summer, Visitors Will Have to Share Several Area Sites With Construction Crews (Post, June 15, 2006, Page VA37)
 
Popping the Top Off a Lid Obsession (By John Kelly, June 12, 2006, Page B03)
 
Marchers Flood Mall With Passion, Pride: Many Take Their First Political Step (Post, April 11, 2006, Page A01)
 
With Fans Watching, Tai Shan Thrives: Cub's Routine Brings Boom Times to Zoo (Post, March 31, 2006, Page B01)
 
From Tai Shan, With Love (By John Kelly, March 20, 2006, Page B03)
 
A Tool of Diplomacy (And Oh So Cuddly): Panda Program a Bilateral Triumph (Post, December 31, 2005, Page B01)
 
Horses Finally Out of the Gate: Sculptures Make Their Belated Debut Across the County (Post, December 22, 2005, Page LZ03)
 
National Zoo Offers 29,000 New Tickets to See Tai Shan (Post, December 21, 2005; 12:39 PM)
 
A Glorious Glimpse of the Cub: Visitors Get a Fleeting 10 Minutes To Ogle Panda in His Public Debut (Post, December 9, 2005, Page A01)
 
A Cub Born of Technology: Panda, Who Meets Public Today, Is Offspring of Years of Study (Post, December 8, 2005, Page B01)
 
Paparazzi Get an Audience With the Panda: Scores of Journalists Record Cub's Antics (Post, November 30, 2005, Page B05)
 
A Few Birds All Aflutter Over Tai Shan (By John Kelly, November 30, 2005, Page C11)
 
When Cutie Met Stinky . . . (By John Kelly, November 23, 2005, Page C14)
 
Panda Ticket Scramble To Begin at 9 Tomorrow (Post, November 20, 2005, Page C03)
 
Official Debut of Panda Cub Set for Dec. 8: Zoo Web Site Likely to Be Swamped With Ticket Requests for 10-Minute Viewings (Post, November 16, 2005, Page B03)
 
Panda Cub's Popularity Spurs 'Adoption' Rush: Program Pays for Medicine, Food, Toys for Animals (Post, November 5, 2005, Page B06)
 
Early Peek at Panda Cub Planned: Zoo's Boosters Snap Up Thousands of Tickets in Online Distribution (Post, November 2, 2005, Page B05)
 
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