Tai Shan, the giant panda from Washington, rides in his crate to be loaded onto a cargo plane and shipped back to China, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. [Photo/Xinhua] 

The crate carrying giant panda Tai Shan is being loaded onto a cargo plane for a trip to China, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. [Photo/Xinhua]