Farewell to Panda Tai Shan

Giant Officials at Washington, DC's National Zoo have announced that Tai Shan, the wildly popular four-year-old Giant Panda,
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Officials at Washington, DC's National Zoo have announced that Tai Shan, the wildly popular four-year-old Giant Panda, will return to his parents' Chinese homeland in early 2010.

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