



Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are the National Zoo's second pair of giant pandas. Both were born at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province. It is hard to tell giant pandas apart, but Mei Xiang and Tian Tian do have different markings. Mei Xiang has black 'stockings.' The black band across her shoulders is wider in the middle, and she
Smithsonian | November 15, 2005

