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WASHINGTON (AP) - At seven months old, the National Zoo's panda cub has finally noticed his father.
Zoo officials said the cub, Tai Shan, is spending more time exploring his outdoor enclosure and lounging away from his mother. And, he has shown signs of recognizing that another adult panda is often in another exercise yard just beyond the fence.
"He noticed his father over the weekend," Lisa Stevens, the zoo's assistant curator, said Tuesday. Tian Tian's enclosure and indoor pen are just a few feet away from the area where Tai Shan has spent has lived with Mei Xiang since she gave birth on July 9.
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