Zoo Reveals Date For Public Panda Viewing
Tickets To Be Available Online
Posted: 9:46 am PST November 16, 2005Updated: 11:16 am PST November 16, 2005
WASHINGTON -- If you're waiting to see the new panda cub at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, your wait is almost over.Zoo officials have announced that panda fans eager to get a look at 4-month-old Tai Shan will get their first peek Dec. 8.The zoo's financial supporters and other VIPs have been filing past the cub since early November.Zoo officials said the general public will be able to reserve a panda-viewing ticket on the zoo's Web site starting this Monday.Visits will be limited to 10 minutes and will likely be confined to the morning hours.Zoo spokeswoman Peper Long told The Washington Post that's when visitors have the best chance of seeing Tai Shan when he's most active.Officials also said they're slowly introducing visitors to Tai Shan's den, so he can get used to having them around.
Previous Stories:
- November 11, 2005: San Diego's Baby Panda Gets Name
- November 7, 2005: Baby Panda Takes First Visitors
- November 2, 2005: Baby Panda Starts Taking Special Guests
- August 3, 2005: DC Panda: It's A Boy!; San Diego Zoo Gets New Cub
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