The playful giant panda, Tai Shan, and his parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, are a delight to watch in their Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat, designed to mimic the animals' native rocky, lush terrain in China.
"Asia Trail" begins at the Connecticut Avenue, NW, entrance and takes visitors to the habitat exhibits of seven species: the giant pandas, red pandas, Asian small-clawed otters, fishing cats, sloth bears, clouded leopards and a Japanese giant salamander.
At the "Elephant House," the 6-year-old Asian elephant Kandula frolics in his daily 10:30 bath.
At "Amazonia," a 15,000-square-foot rain forest habitat, check out scarlet macaws, poison dart frogs and other tropical rain forest creatures.
View daily demonstrations when zoo keepers interact with seals and sea lions. Watch beavers and river otters frolic in their pools.
At the "Reptile Discovery Center," get an up-close look at fascinating lizards, snakes and African pancake tortoises.
Investigate the thought process of orangutans at the renowned "Think Tank" exhibition.
The National Zoo store carries a large selection of animals, toys, hats, books and DVD's. The store also carries CDs, tapes, artist-crafted jewelry, design items and toys. We also carry a large selection of Panda and Tiger Cup Trio items.
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