Edinburgh Zoo Elephant

When were there last elephants at this zoo?

@DavidBrown after doing some research on the internet the last pic of an elephant at Edinburgh was 1965 but that doesn't mean that was the last year the elephant was there I'd guest some time in the late 60s to early 70s she either died or was moved to another collection

@Macaulay apparently they died off in Edinburgh zoo in 1980

1988 to be precise.

Do you think they'll ever return? After the great work they did with giraffes I think they'd make a great elephant enclosure.

@ZooTripper365 probably not since 1. The zoo is very steep and probably not great for them and 2. There’s already a lot of controversy over zoos holding elephants especially in the UK so building a brand new exhibit would have lotta of backlash and 3. I don’t think the zoo has enough money for it.

Thanks @felis silvestris totally forgot about the zoo being hilly