A Chinese auto firm has adopted Tai Shan, a male panda that had just returned to China from Washington of the United States, its birthplace.
After a fifteen hour flight, Tai Shan and Mei Lan arrived Thursday in their ancestral home of Sichuan. Despite the long journey, the two pandas are in good condition. They will undergo a month of quarantine before going to their new home.
Tai Shan was born at 3:41 a.m. on July 9, 2005. On August 2, zoo staff got their 1st up-close look at cub and learned that it was a boy.
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On Tai´s 1st day out, he was 5 months old. Some 13,000 timed tickets to see him disappeared within two hours.
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Mei Xiang, Tai´s mother, watched closely as the 5-month-old cub explored his outdoor exhibit yard.
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When Tai Shan was 7 months old, the 1st time he experience snow.
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27-kilogram Tai celebrate his first birthday -- as an undoubted star at the Washington Zoo.
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July 9, 2007: Tai Shan approaches his popsicle birthday cake.
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July 9, 2008: Tai Shan, celebrates his third birthday with a special fruitcicle.
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The zoo celebrated Tai Shan´s fourth birthday with a three layer cake made from water, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice.
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It was a perfectly executed forward roll - even better for the fact that Tai Shan managed it in his sleep.
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