There are some tickets available each day at the entrance but on a first come first served basis so to guarantee a viewing then you need to book a slot online at least 24 hours before you visit.
Edinburgh Zoo Pandamonium to hit Edinburgh! #2
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There are some tickets available each day at the entrance but on a first come first served basis so to guarantee a viewing then you need to book a slot online at least 24 hours before you visit.
Cracker, Firstly I do find the loyalty you have for Edinburgh Zoo to be admirable, which I do respect. You mention that the dissection show did indeed go ahead, then why was it announced elsewhere on this forum that it had been cancelled for the date of August 23rd 2011 due to only 30 tickets being sold, perhaps what I read was just Scotch mist. The dissection which you refer to included a dead Patagonian sea lion pup, did this pup live in the 98 year old sea lion pool at Edinburgh Zoo which has been deemed officially unsatisfactory by the zoo inspectors?
It's not about loyalty, merely correcting some points. I don't know who posted that it was cancelled and where the info came from so I can't comment on that. I don't see the point in continuely bringing up negative points from the past and I feel that although mistakes are made the only thing than can be done is move forward. The post mortem showed that the pup was still-born and nothing from it suggested that it had anything to do with a 98 year old pool which the zoo knows is no longer suitable for sea lions. The inspectors advise the zoo accordingly and if the zoo does not comply with the inspectors then I'm sure you and many others will know then they would not be given a zoo licence.
karoocheetah
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I tend to agree with you here that constantly raking up the past isn't productive really.
No zoo is perfect and any with a history as long as Edinburgh's will have a string over mistakes over the years all of which they have learned from, times change and expertise moves on bringing improvements hopefully.
Personally I'm really chuffed that the Pandas are coming to Edinburgh, I understand the ticket system, I'll bloody hate being told to move on when I get there in truth as I like to watch and photograph the animals at my leisure, but if 'thems are the rules then thems are the rules' as they say and I'll just have to accept it.
Good luck to them and I hope the increased revenue they get from having the Pandas on display moves the rest of the collection on as they desire. I really hope they breed successfully if only to stick it to the nay sayers of the world!!
Looking forward to the Pandamonium
No zoo is perfect and any with a history as long as Edinburgh's will have a string over mistakes over the years all of which they have learned from, times change and expertise moves on bringing improvements hopefully.
Personally I'm really chuffed that the Pandas are coming to Edinburgh, I understand the ticket system, I'll bloody hate being told to move on when I get there in truth as I like to watch and photograph the animals at my leisure, but if 'thems are the rules then thems are the rules' as they say and I'll just have to accept it.
Good luck to them and I hope the increased revenue they get from having the Pandas on display moves the rest of the collection on as they desire. I really hope they breed successfully if only to stick it to the nay sayers of the world!!
Looking forward to the Pandamonium
well answered, cracker. its time for all to be positive and back edinburgh with their brave decision to work with the pandas,
unlike a lot of zoos edinburgh are very open and honest about their collection and their website is my favorite zoo site as it allows downloading of newsletters and annual reports and also gives great up to date news and info on the species they hold.
so well done edinburgh and I will certainly be visiting in the next year and not just to see the pandas.
Apparently its the first time a Zoo in the West has received a proven breeding pair (though not with each other), rather than younger animals short of maturity, or only one proven. So they could breed sooner rather than later- if they prove compatable and he is 'interested'. First baby Panda ever born in UK?
I think we should give them credit, they have a great collection and have had some real rarities in the UK zoo world and whilst some enclosures might not be perfect some others are truely excellent and they have a great site to work with.
Edinburgh Zoo certainly isn't a 'fading visitor attraction' as Zoocheck called them in a recent 'condemn anything happening in a zoo' press release and I hope they can really take advantage of the pandas' arrival to move forward and upward.
Edinburgh Zoo certainly isn't a 'fading visitor attraction' as Zoocheck called them in a recent 'condemn anything happening in a zoo' press release and I hope they can really take advantage of the pandas' arrival to move forward and upward.
One estimate has suggested that companies could pay up to £12,000 for a buffet served at the zoo's historic Mansion House before a one-hour exclusive viewing of Tian Tian and Yang Guang in their £250,000 enclosure.
The zoo said it had yet to finalise any plans for panda-themed corporate packages, team-building exercises or office away-days beyond its existing range of entertainment and conference facilities. A spokesman said officials were too busy prioritising the mammals' welfare, according to The Independent.
From the above article, "Zoo-keepers are praying the bamboo-munching marsupials – no, they are not actually bears – will approve of their £250,000 new home, as they can be rather fussy."
I know there's been some debate over the years as to whether they're bears, but marsupials?!?
I think its amusing/amazing how the Press go GaGa over Pandas. The people who write this stuff must be an entirely different generation to those who wrote about other UK Panda arrivals in the 1960-80's eras but the text is always the same and its like history repeating itself. Wonderful stuff!
And they must nearly be here by now....
And they must nearly be here by now....
Jordan-Jaguar97
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I think its amusing/amazing how the Press go GaGa over Pandas. The people who write this stuff must be an entirely different generation to those who wrote about other UK Panda arrivals in the 1960-80's eras but the text is always the same and its like history repeating itself. Wonderful stuff!
And they must nearly be here by now....
The chief executive of Edinburgh has travelled down to the Edinburgh airport so should be here soon!
Lesley4444
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They are gonna arrive at 1pm... its live on Sky News...lol..perfect way to spend a freezing snowy scottish day
Vienna, Madrid, Edinburgh and next year Beauval, who will be next to take the plunge, i wonder if any German collections are pondering for pandas?
Well done to all at RZSS for their hard work, starting many years ago, lots of delicate negotiations have finally paid of.
I do hope the visitor numbers match or even exceed expectations, they deserve it, plus it can only benefit the collection as a whole.
Well done to all at RZSS for their hard work, starting many years ago, lots of delicate negotiations have finally paid of.
I do hope the visitor numbers match or even exceed expectations, they deserve it, plus it can only benefit the collection as a whole.
Jordan-Jaguar97
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They have just touched down in Edinburgh.
zoogiraffe
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So do I as I know atleast one major UK zoo with alot more visitors than Edinburgh,worked out they would make a very large financial loss,over the term of the 10 year deal,so never took it beyond the stage of discussion with in the zoo!I really hope that Edinburgh don't as they deserve some good news after the year they have had so far!
Jordan-Jaguar97
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Tian Tian has officially been loaded!
I would second that. If the crowds they are hoping for(initially at least) materialise they may not know what's hit them!