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January 27, 2009

Pandas Play in the Snow

Snow day in Washington DC and most schools are closed. Time for snow forts, sledding and pandas making angels in snow?

(All photos by Mehgan Murphy, National Zoo)

Tai Shan in the snow at the Zoo

Tai Shan in the snow at the Zoo

Tian Tian in the snow at the National Zoo

Tian Tian in the snow at the National Zoo

Mei Xiang in the snow at the National Zoo

Mei Xiang in the snow at the National Zoo

A red panda peeks out from snow-covered fur.

A red panda peeks out from snow-covered fur.

Even the flamingos are chilling out.

Even the flamingos are chilling out.





2 Comments »

  1. [...] Pandas, pandas, and more pandas! Washington DC gets a blast of snow, and the baby pandas at the National Zoo love it. Also, register now for the Smithsonian’s free online web conference on Abraham Lincoln, running February 4–5, 2009. [...]

    Pingback by indicommons» Blog Archive » Carnival of the Commons — Pandas, Twitter, Lincoln … — January 30, 2009 @ 6:05 am


  2. [...] in Washington, D.C., we’re a bit obsessed with our pandas. We wait with bated breath for them to mate (which usually ends with an attempt at artificial [...]

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