Tai Shan, the prized panda and star of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., peers out during his press debut in November 2005. Tai Shan, who was born at the Smithsonian Institution park, will be sent to China, his ancestral home, in early 2010. Pandas born at the zoo belong to China, according to an agreement, and a two-year extension given to Tai Shan is now up.
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