Tai Shan and the panda-cam era

JUL 09 2005 · 12:00

When Tai Shan is born at the National Zoo in July 2005, the zoo's "panda-cam" turns him into an internet phenomenon, watched by millions online. The live-streamed cub is a new kind of celebrity — proof that the panda has conquered the web as thoroughly as it once conquered the newsreel.