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A year-old panda cub in an indoor inclosure at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC
November 1, 2020

Baby Panda

Tai Shan, whose name means Peaceful Mountain, was the first giant panda born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to survive infancy. Now 15 years old, Tai Shan lives at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.
Photograph by Michael Nichols, Nat Geo Image Collection