Visiting Old Friends

Ever since we took Abbey to the National Zoo last April, she has been just fascinated with pandas. Those of you that know her well are aware that on many days she asserts that she is a pandamonkey. If you're lucky, she'll assert that you are one too.

On Monday, we went to visit her friends again. Tia Shan will be two years old in July. Like Abbey, he is working on weening. Of course, with pandas it's easier. You just put them in a different cage than mom.

To deal with his cravings, grumpy Tia Shan found a tree in the back of his cage to climb up into and go to sleep. Unfortunately for him, the tourons finally spied him up there and made a ruckus snapping pictures from the overlook nearby.

Abbey also used the day to get over her night time fear of elephants, giggle at the lone hippo floating in a tank, and to check out all the colorful birds.

But in the end, the pandas we by far her favorite exhibit. Do you think so?

Interested in seeing more of the National Zoo pandas? Do what Abbey frequently does and check out the pandacam.