Saturday, December 17, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fans eager to get their first live look at the National Zoo's new baby panda need only wait a few more weeks.The zoo announced Tuesday that four-month-old Tai Shan will get his first visitors from the general public on December 8. The zoo's financial supporters and other VIPs have been filing past the cub since earlier this month.But anyone will be able to reserve a panda-viewing ticket on the zoo's Web site starting Monday.Visits are expected to be limited to 10 minutes, and will likely be confined to the morning hours.Zoo spokeswoman Peper Long tells The Washington Post that's when visitors have the best chance of seeing Tai Shan at his most active. Zoo officials say they're slowly introducing visitors to Tai Shan's den, so he can get used to having them around.Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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