WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Fans eager to get their first live look at
the National Zoo's new baby panda need only wait a
few more weeks.
The
zoo announced Tuesday that four-month-old
Tai Shan will get his first visitors from the general
public on December 8.
The
zoo's financial supporters and other VIPs have been
filing past the cub since earlier this month.
But
anyone will be able to reserve a panda-viewing ticket
on the zoo's Web site starting Monday.
Visits
are expected to be limited to 10 minutes, and will
likely be confined to the morning hours.
Zoo
spokeswoman Peper Long tells The Washington Post that's
when visitors have the best chance of seeing Tai Shan
at his most active.
Zoo
officials say they're slowly introducing visitors
to Tai Shan's den, so he can get used to having them
around.
Copyright
2005 The Associated Press
