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| | Animal Planet :: Meet the Pandas :: Meet Tai Shan |
 | | Mei Xiang and Tian Tian's cub, Tai Shan, was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, July 9, 2005, at 3:41 a.m. |
 | | Staff continued to examine Tai Shan periodically over the next several months as he developed strong teeth, a thick coat, a big round belly and the motor skills he would need to survive. |
 | | On Monday, Oct. 17, Tai Shan turned 100 days old and — in accordance with Chinese tradition — received his name, which means "peaceful mountain." A total of 202,000 people voted in the naming contest, with "Tai Shan" earning 44 percent of the vote. |
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