Mei Xiang, or "beautiful fragrance," is a female Giant Panda who lives at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. The cub that Mei Xiang produced with mate Tian Tian is the media darling and world famous panda Tai Shan, born July 9, 2005. Mei was born on July 22, 1998 at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province; she weighs about 239 pounds. Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) Giant Panda range The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca black-and-white cat-foot) is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China. ... The front entrance to the National Zoo The elephant exhibit at the National Zoo The Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known in the United States as the National Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1889, it consists of two distinct installations: a 163 acre (0. ... Tai Shan Porters at Tai Shan Taishan(泰山) is a mountain in Taian, Shandong, China. ...
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