With Fans Watching, Tai Shan Thrives; Cub's Routine Brings Boom Times to Zoo

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 31, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

A small group started to form yesterday about 7 a.m., intent on seeing one of the best nature shows in town. On cue, the National Zoo's giant panda cub, Tai Shan, crawled on and nipped at his mother, pranced about the yard, climbed a favorite tree, dangled upside down, got wedged between the branches, worked himself free and, exhausted, finally settled on a comfy sycamore limb to nap.

The regulars agreed: It had been a very good morning for cub watching.

"He's just so adorable," gushed Sharon Hordesky, 54, a District resident and zoo volunteer who tries to see Tai Shan a couple of times a ...

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