Baby panda introduced to the public
For the first time since his birth five months ago at the National Zoo, baby panda Tai Shan made his public debut Thursday. Timed tickets were required for entry into the Fujifilm Panda House where Tai Shan with his mother Mei Xiang and father. According to Mark Olear, director of Friends of the National Zoo, 10,000 tickets were distributed for special preview days Nov.