Giant panda Tai Shan yawns in his enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington December 4, 2009. The zoo announced during a news conference here Friday that Tai Shan, the first surviving Giant Panda cub born at the zoo in 2005, will soon return to China's Sichuan Province to participate in a breeding program under an agreement with China's government. [Xinhua]

Giant panda Tai Shan eats an apple in his enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington December 4, 2009. The zoo announced during a news conference here Friday that Tai Shan, the first surviving Giant Panda cub born at the zoo in 2005, will soon return to China's Sichuan Province to participate in a breeding program under an agreement with China's government. [Xinhua]