--- description: Giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington DC Tian Tian plays in snow again in new Smithsonian Instagram video. title: The National Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian Is Still Playing in the Snow image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The National Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian Is Still Playing in the Snow  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 25, 2016 8:08 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 25, 2016 8:08 PM CUT The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., made everyone’s snow day on Saturday with a video of its giant panda Tian Tian [frolicking in the snow](http://time.com/4192820/panda-snow-national-zoo/ "undefined"). On Monday, the zoo released another clip on Instagram that shows the animal rolling down a snowy hill inside its enclosure. Unfortunately visitors cannot rush to the zoo to see Tian Tian yet, as its staff is still working to clear the white stuff from the blizzard that walloped the East Coast. Federal offices were also closed Monday, and public school classes were cancelled. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4193005/tian-tian-giant-panda-snow-national-zoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4193005/tian-tian-giant-panda-snow-national-zoo/"},"headline":"The National Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian Is Still Playing in the Snow","datePublished":"2016-01-25T20:08:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:13.357Z","description":"We can bearly contain our excitement","url":"https://time.com/4193005/tian-tian-giant-panda-snow-national-zoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4193005/tian-tian-giant-panda-snow-national-zoo/","name":"The National Zoo's Giant Panda Tian Tian Is Still Playing in the Snow"}}]}] ```