<p><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-panda/">Giant pandas</a> Mei Xiang and Tian Tian play in the snow at the <a href="https://nationalzoo.si.edu/">National Zoo</a> in Washington, D.C. (Read about <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/150109-giant-pandas-zoo-snow-washington-dc-animals-science-bao-bao/">how zoos plan for winter weather</a>.)</p>

Rolling Around

Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian play in the snow at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. (Read about how zoos plan for winter weather.)

Photograph by Taylor Kennedy, National Geographic

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