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Visited on Tuesday.

- The new RRH enclosure is looking good so far. They haven't removed any of the original bridge or walkthrough though, strangely. A stick pile has been put up and a house has been built, with a ramp leading up to it and a viewing window from the path leading up to their current enclosure, which there is still no change in or signs saying what'll happen to the enclosure.

- The former binturong enclosure has had most of the furnishings removed in the indoor area and some in the outdoor were too. Also noticed they took down the binturong sign in the closed off part, though that should've been taken down far earlier. They've also been taken off the map.

- Saw the armadillos in the old male koala enclosures. Saw a hairy armadillo running around the second and third enclosures, but there was no 3 banded to be found, even with barely any place to hide. The enclosures are furnished practically the same as any of the other armadillo enclosures.

- The nyalas seem to be back in the off-show zebra holding area.

- Saw the crowned lemurs in their temporary enclosure and the l'hoest's in their enclosure for the first time.

- The old tegu enclosure in the hippo house still remains empty.

- The old congo house is no more, and the crowned lemur and porcupine enclosure haven't been damaged at all.

- The path going up the lion enclosure was closed off due to waterlogging. Speaking of lions, Jay was roaring many times today, and paced up and down the front window of the indoor area. Hopefully new lions are coming soon.

- Sad to see the female tiger in the smaller enclosure pace up and down the whole time I watched her. The tigers here, especially Dharma, seem to stereotype a lot, especially compared to the lions who I hardly ever see pacing.

- The giant panda enclosure appear to have had little change on them at all, apart from the markhor moving into the male exhibit. Most of the original signage remains, and the Tian Tian's exhibit is still the exact same.
 
In partnership with the University of St Andrews, the Budongo Research Unit (BRU) based in Edinburgh Zoo’s Budongo Trail, aims to advance scientific knowledge of chimpanzee cognition and behaviour.

The interactive, voluntary research uses varied technologies and methods, allowing researchers insight into how chimpanzees see the world around them.

University of St Andrews Research Fellow Dr Emma McEwen recently had a paper published exploring how chimps think about each other’s needs during interactions. Keepers in the Budongo team at the zoo supported this research and team leader Callum Gibson co-authored the paper:

Edinburgh Zoo keepers supporting discovery at the Budongo Research Unit | Edinburgh Zoo
 
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has been named the best zoo to visit in Scotland by TripAdvisor, the world’s biggest travel guidance platform.

With more than 2,500 amazing animals from over 60 species, the wildlife conservation charity’s city zoo tops the list of Scotland’s best zoos and aquariums (ranking ninth in the UK) after earning consistently good reviews from visitors and almost 4,000 ‘excellent’ ratings:

Edinburgh Zoo named best zoo in Scotland | Edinburgh Zoo
 
Quincey said:
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has been named the best zoo to visit in Scotland by TripAdvisor, the world’s biggest travel guidance platform.

With more than 2,500 amazing animals from over 60 species, the wildlife conservation charity’s city zoo tops the list of Scotland’s best zoos and aquariums (ranking ninth in the UK) after earning consistently good reviews from visitors and almost 4,000 ‘excellent’ ratings:

Edinburgh Zoo named best zoo in Scotland | Edinburgh Zoo
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I would be quite concerned if they didn't win this award :P
 
Quincey said:
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo has been named the best zoo to visit in Scotland by TripAdvisor, the world’s biggest travel guidance platform.

With more than 2,500 amazing animals from over 60 species, the wildlife conservation charity’s city zoo tops the list of Scotland’s best zoos and aquariums (ranking ninth in the UK) after earning consistently good reviews from visitors and almost 4,000 ‘excellent’ ratings:

Edinburgh Zoo named best zoo in Scotland | Edinburgh Zoo
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Surely they have more than 60 species? I recall it being far past the 100 mark on my 2021 visit.
 
Blijdorpenaar said:
Hey guys! Visiting the Edinburgh Zoo early May. As a lover of the rare and endangered and obscure, any parts of the park I gotta see for sure?
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While their collection has shrunk over the years, Edinburgh does still have a good number of unique animals you may like. They're currently one of only two zoos in the UK that have koalas, one of only three that have drills, and the only one that has a Chinese goral. Japanese macaques and Turkmenian markhor, which are also only held at a very small handful of British zoos, were recently moved to Edinburgh from their sister zoo Highland Wildlife Park.
My personal favourite part of the zoo is the "Wee Beasties" exhibit, where they keep their reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. These include pancake tortoises, Caribbean hermit crabs, Henkel's leaf-tailed geckos, and blue poison dart frogs.
Other notable animals at Edinburgh include Asiatic lions, Sumatran tigers, Scottish wild cats, sun bears, Grevy's zebras, Przewalski's horses, Indian rhinoceros, Nubian giraffes, banteng, chimpanzees, and three different types of penguin (gentoo, king, and northern rockhopper).
 
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