Farewell to Panda Tai Shan

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Tai Shan (pronounced tie-SHON) was born to two Chinese-born pandas on loan to the National Zoo. In the photo above, he gets a
Jessie Cohen / Smithsonian Institution / AP

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Tai Shan (pronounced tie-SHON) was born to two Chinese-born pandas on loan to the National Zoo. In this photo, the cub is examined by his American handlers when he was around four months old.

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