Tai Shan (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: Tài Shān, pronounced [tʰâiʂán], also known as Butterstick after birth and before naming) [1] is a giant panda born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 2005. [2] He is the first panda cub born at the National Zoo to survive for more than a …

Feb 27, 2010 · Tai Shan (tie-SHON), one of the National Zoo’s giant pandas, officially began his journey to China early this morning, leaving the Zoo at 9:04 a.m. The 4 1/2-year-old panda is on his way to Dulles International Airport, where he will board a …

Sep 22, 2023 · To say goodbye to Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji, here’s a look back at major milestones in the history of giant pandas at NZCBI, as illustrated by five decades of media coverage. Below,...

On July 9, 2005, giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to Tai Shan (pictured), the first surviving panda cub born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Pioneering science leads to the first successful births

Oct 15, 2024 · Over the years, they welcomed the zoo’s first-ever surviving panda cubs. Bao Li's grandparents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, arrived in D.C. in 2000 and lived at the National Zoo for nearly a ...

Jan 29, 2010 · This is the last weekend that Washington D.C.’s beloved giant panda, Tai Shan (aka Butterstick), will reside at the National Zoo. Born in D.C. four-and-a-half years ago, Tai Shan is leaving for...

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian’s first offspring, and the Zoo’s first surviving panda cub, Tai Shan (tie-SHON), was born July 9, 2005. More than 200,000 votes were cast to name the cub. Tai Shan means “peaceful mountain.”

The giant panda born at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo has charmed animal lovers. Now he's teaching scientists more than they had expected

Feb 14, 2025 · Tai Shan (泰山), a panda whose charm knows no bounds, captivated the world from the moment he was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. His endearing personality and celebrity status skyrocketed, from a sneeze video that became a YouTube sensation to his role as the star of China’s first animated panda film.

Jun 8, 2017 · Tai Shan was born at the United States’ National Zoo in 2005. He was the star of an Animal Planet documentary titled Baby Panda’s First Year, which followed him on his cute foibles in panda-ing. He left D.C. in 2010 with fellow panda Mei Lan and has been living in captivity in Sichuan province ever since.