Panda gets pink birthday cake

Tai Shan a panda at the National Zoo celebrated his fourth birthday Thursday with some of his closest friends A throng of eager tourists watched as the zoo acknowledged the giant panda s birthday with a special surprise The zookeeper s present to Tai Shan was a birthday cake made of bamboo shredded beats and beet juice No word yet whether or not Tai Shan decided to share his cake with anyone else