Giant Pandas Arrive at National Zoo

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Object Details

Author

Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017

Subject

Tian Tian

Mei Xiang

National Zoological Park (U.S.) Panda House

Summary

Giant pandas Mei Xiang (female) and Tian Tian (male) in their new home in the National Zoological Park's Panda House on the day of their arrival. Both pandas were born at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province, China.

On July 9, 2005 Mei Xiang gave birth to her and Tian Tian's first cub, Tai Shan. Tai Shan returned to China on February 4, 2010, and lives at the Bifengxia Panda Base, in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009, Digital Logbook, SPS

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

December 6, 2000

Standard number

2000-11244.37a

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Digital Image

Animal, candid

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 14w x 9.27h ; Type of Image: Animal, Candid ; Medium: Digital image

Place

China

Washington (D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Giant panda

Wildlife conservation

Animal enclosures

Animals

Mammals

Endangered species

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_12946