| July 9, 2006 |
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Panda, Inc.
Today  is Tai Shan's birthday. He's 1 year old. You may not know Tai Shan's name, but you've probably seen his photo. Already in his short life, this youngster has weathered more paparazzi and hangers-on than Maddox Jolie will ever suffer. Tai Shan is a giant panda cub currently in residence at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. And he holds the distinction of being the only panda to survive infancy there. Now, National Geographic marks the wee bear's birthday with a feature on the steep costs and scientific challenges of caring for giant pandas. This web supplement includes a photo gallery, the "field notes" of two photojournalists (one in the U.S., the other in China), and a coo-inducing video compilation of the birthday boy and his mother, Mei Xiang. (in Animals, Insects, and Pets) |
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