There's plans to get a male at some point!
Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo news 2024
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From Friday 20 September Edinburgh Zoo’s penguin colony will take part in the Wee Waddle, a reimagined version of the world-famous Penguin Parade. This new experience will allow visitors the chance to get up close to see the gentoo, rockhopper and king penguin colony take a stroll along the walkway before they explore a new area outside of their usual habitat:
Edinburgh Zoo’s penguins go for a Wee Waddle each weekend
Edinburgh Zoo’s penguins go for a Wee Waddle each weekend
GeeZee
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I am very suprised about this, how funny that very recently I had complained to the zoo (and on here) that it had been removed since Covid and not been brought back despite the risk of avian flu being minimal according to guidance lol.
Still, it’s good that the zoo have listened to people as lots of people missed it, it’s wonderful to see it back, it was one of the things that really made Edinburgh zoo special.
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A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone, as for the first time in 40 years, conservationists have found born-in-the-wild adult Partula tohiveana – meaning the precious molluscs have successfully established themselves in French Polynesia:
Collaboration between zoos sees largest release of extinct-in-the-wild Partula snails in history
Collaboration between zoos sees largest release of extinct-in-the-wild Partula snails in history
A few of updates from a lovely autumnal visit today:
- A new Grevy's zebra stallion has arrived, I'm not sure where he's came from but he is already being mixed with the females, although today he was being contained within the stable block while the 3 females had access to the full enclosure.
- Cleo's (females Cheetah) enclosure is fully open again with access to view her indoor area.
- I'm not sure if it's already been mentioned but there is a baby L'Hoest's monkey.
This is a major milestone and cause for a special celebratrion party
Universal credit discounts to Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park have been introduced permanently by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) after selling more than 23,000 tickets:
Universal credit discounts to Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park now permanent after huge interest
Universal credit discounts to Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park now permanent after huge interest
Baringogiraffe12
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The zoo's social media are reporting their remaining male Indian rhino will be leaving the collection in the next month, no confirmation where he's heading.
Jambi
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This is sad to hear, but my next planned visit to Edinburgh is on the 17th, so hopefully I'll be able to see Qabid one last time before he goes. Has it been said if Edinburgh will be getting any more rhinos, or will that be it?
cornu aspersum
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I believe the plan is to temporarily lose rhinos, while they fix their enclosure before returning the species to the collection.
Rajang-GOAT
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Maybe that is the long term plan, but replies to comments on the social media say that they're "hoping to welcome two new young males in January 2025".
Correct. Only when these 2 will finally have outgrown their ages to be transferred up to a potential breeding situation will Edinburgh Zoo consider re-envisaging their rhino habitat. This was signalled by another Edinburgh regular ..., not sure again who ... now, some time before.
Rajang-GOAT
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Yes, it did sound familiar, and is a good plan for them to keep rhinos for now and continue to contribute to the programme by holding two young bulls and then being able to focus on a new/improved exhibit when they have the time and funds to do so. I remember seeing on here (again only a month or two ago) that the enclosure used to be home to either giraffes or elephants, so a new exhibit would likely benefit both animals and keepers when it comes!
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Giraffes and elephants! Though not at the same time
Oh no! She hadn't been at Edinburgh to too long...
My condolences are with her keepers at this tough time. May she rest in peace.
If I had a nickel for every highly publicised and anticipated large carnivore being sent to a Scottish zoo that became very beloved by visitors and keepers but died tragically within months of their arrival because of circumstances beyond anyone’s control…
Terrible news, she was a very beautiful cat. I hope her last few weeks resting in her hay beds were comfortable ones
Terrible news, she was a very beautiful cat. I hope her last few weeks resting in her hay beds were comfortable ones