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June 7: Tai Falls and Recovers
Yesterday evening while playing in enclosure 3 with Mei Xiang, Tai—now weighing 53 pounds—experienced the full force of gravity when Mei accidentally knocked him off of the top of the rocks. Tai cried out loudly as he hit the floor and continued to vocalize as Mei rushed to his side. She was very attentive to him, trying to pick him up and drag him from the scene of the accident. After failing to pick up or move his considerable bulk, she moved into enclosure 2, with Tai following closely behind. Over the next half hour she attempted to console him by lying down next to him in a nursing position as well as gently pawing him. Tai complained for quite a while before settling down next to her. Before long, they were both back to normal, with Mei trying to relax and Tai Shan practicing his climbing skills on her back.

AWWW! Cute pic of Mei & Tai on the Giant Panda Home Page at the link above .

There are several new pics in the Tai Shan photo gallery as well.