National Zoo

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Children with their families enjoy a brisk spring day at the National Zoo on Monday, taking in views of exotic animals and taking part in traditional holiday activities.

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the outdoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the outdoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the outdoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the indoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the outdoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Large crowds gather to watch baby panda Bao Bao and her mother, Mei, play in the outdoor enclosure at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times.

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Baby panda Bao Bao climbs down from a tree after a long morning nap to play with her mother Mei at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, explores near her mother, Mei Xiang, who feasts on bamboo in the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A member of the media videotapes a wall of flat screen monitors depicting Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, right, as she naps in the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A wall of flat screen monitors depict the giant panda indoor habitat as Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, takes a nap at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the media crowd around to see Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, as she explores the giant panda indoor habitat near her mother Mei Xiang, right, at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Mei Xiang, the mother of Bao Bao, a 4 1/2 month old giant panda cub weighing in at just under 17 pounds, looks for more bamboo from zoo keepers at the giant panda indoor habitat at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 6, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)