edinburgh zoo

Taken inside the visitor centre.

Taken while in the queue to the entrance.

Hi guys! I'm heading to Edinburgh on Thursday, arriving at lunchtime and staying till Saturday. I know it's a short trip but I would like to make the most of my trip. Of course, as I'm on this site, I'll be visiting the zoo but I would also love to see some other places. So, for a wildlife...

With Sir Nils Olav III becoming a general today, I was wondering how everyone would rebrand Edinburgh Zoo once the Pandas have gone. I for one would like to see the focus back on the signature species for the zoo; penguins. I'd quite like to see a new penguin pool near the entrance (possibly...

photo was taken in 2017

Now I have never been to Edinburgh Zoo in the past, and from looking at the ZTL listing I can tell they're not that big on reptiles (like they were in the past). I have this book at home titled "Wildlife in Britain - Guide to Natural Habitats, Safari Parks and Zoos" which of course focuses on...

Quite often when I’ve went to Edinburgh I’ve seen only 2 of the lion cubs (they are supposed to have 3) I have not seen the female cub for quite a while, does anyone know if she’s still alive or she passed away?

Another modern zoo adapted to house extinct animals! Just so everyone knows, EVERYONE can make their own Prehistoric Park based on current zoos, even those that have already been adapted, as they wish. Coming soon: Australia Zoo!

A quick note before the review: Since working at different zoos over the last few years (volunteering at Milwaukee County Zoo; interning at N.E.W. Zoo one summer; and my future position at Nashville Zoo), I have began to view zoos and aquariums a little differently. I usually rank and review...

Introduction Myself and my wife usually visit Scotland (Linthgow) every year (our previous visit was September 2016) and following a visit last week I thought I'd put my thoughts on places visited down for the record, scrutiny and comment. Calderglen Zoo (Southern Britain Equivalent -never...

Looking back at the 2004 annual report for RZSS, this was the year i remember thinking that the zoo had turned a corner, for many years before hand the collection with a few exceptions was sterile and frankly lacking imagination and verve. 2004 was a benchmark year, new species and new...

The big question over the Koala joey has finally been answered today... it's a Bruce ;) Statement from the zoos Facebook It's a boy! The UK’s first ever koala joey has been sexed by keepers at Edinburgh Zoo, and it’s a boy! He has been named Yooranah, an Indigenous Australian word meaning...

Plans are in place for the redevelopment of the sea lion pond at the entrance to the zoo. From the blog; Lastly, I want to tell you about a new enclosure we will start work on in early January. More details to follow in the New Year, but we will be developing a brand new meerkat enclosure...

BBC1 Scotland is showing a documentary on the 14th of July to commemorate 100 years of the Edinburgh zoo. I don't know if it will be shown nationally, but i am sure it will be available through the i-player. BBC One - Animal Magic - 100 Years of Edinburgh Zoo

The future will mean fewer animals but an overhaul of many exhibits. Here is an update on this 100 year-old establishment. Edinburgh Zoo plans to cut the number of animals - News - Scotsman.com Allen Nyhuis, co-author of America's Best Zoos, recently spent time in Europe visting a lot of...

Beauval zoo in France has posted visitor numbers, tipping the magic million and that was without their panda pair being on display for the whole calendar year, so what?, you might think. Edinburgh, having had their pair for the whole year, for 2012, visitor numbers are nowhere near as...

Hello all! If you're looking for a blog to read about zoos from around the world then check my Lady of the Zoos blog at Lady of the Zoos . Hope you enjoy it and I would love to hear your feedback or memories of the zoos and aquariums I've blogged about. Thanks Stephanie ladyofthezoos

I was booked in for the pandas for 10am, so stayed the night next door in the holiday inn, well worth staying overnight. Some notes first. One of the Egyptian vulture off-show in the flamingo house (my daughter spotted that one) Illiger's macaw in the former Alaotran gentle lemur...

The latest births and arrivals at the zoo include: 1.0 Striped skunk arrived 0.0.3 Chestnut-backed thrushes hatched 0.0.4 Green-winged doves hatched 0.0.2 Nicobar pigeon hatched And ALL the red river hogs have left the collection.

Tonight on BBC2 (30/12), there will be an hour long documentary, telling the fascinating story of "Wotjek" a Syrian brown bear that ended up at the zoo after a life of being posted with a Polish unit during world war 2. BBC iPlayer - Wojtek: The Bear Who Went to War BBC Two - Wojtek: The...