Panda celebrates third birthday
Washington Zoo has been celebrating the third birthday of one of its most popular residents.
Tai Shan has been described by the zoo's staff as "an excellent eater". The panda who was born on July 9 is the first panda cub born at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park to survive for more than a few days, and is only the third to survive in the US.
As a cub Tai Shan featured in an Animal Planet documentary titled A Panda Is Born, which follows the National Zoo's giant panda breeding efforts and his birth.
A few months after Tai Shan's first birthday, Animal Planet premiered a documentary titled Baby Panda's First Year, which followed him during his first 12 months at the National Zoo.
The panda tucked into a birthday cake made from bamboo, water and gelatin while some young visitors sang him birthday songs.
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