Tian Tian, or "More and More," is a 275-pound male giant panda at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. The panda was born on August 27, 1997, at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in the Sichuan Province. Tian Tian and his mate Mei Xiang gave birth to a male cub, Tai Shan, on July 9, 2005. Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) Giant Panda range Subspecies A. melanoleuca melanoleuca A. melanoleuca qinlingensis 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 Smithsonian National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo or Washington Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington, D.C. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans... 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. ... Tai Shan Porters at Tai Shan Taishan(泰山) is a mountain in Taian, Shandong, China. ...

Tian lives in a separate pen adjacent to that of Mei and Tai; in keeping with the habits of wild pandas. While the two have seen each other through a mesh-opening in the fence and are aware of each other's presence through scent marking, Tian and Tai will likely never be introduced into the same yard as male Giant Pandas play no part in raising their young in the wild. Giant pandas are solitary creatures and rarely come together outside the mating ritual.

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Giant Pandas at the National Zoo

Meet the National Zoo Pandas