Plan Your Visit to Edinburgh Zoo
We are open every day of the year, including Christmas Day, from 9am until:
| 6.00pm | April - Sept. |
| 5.00pm | Oct. & March |
| 4.30pm | Nov. - Feb. |
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Secondary Resources
Please free feel to download the following resources to use for secondary groups either as part of your Zoo visit or in your school.
Adaptations
Using the three zoo examples record the animal adapations to habitat and diet.
Using the three animal examples record their behavioural, physical and physiological adaptations.
Animal Adaptations activity sheet (pdf 143 Kb)
Evolution
Primate Behaviour
Find out background information on primate behaviour with this teacher's information sheet.
The following downloads are designed for use in the classroom:
Using photographs of zoo chimpanzees, create a 'commonly seen behaviour' guide for visitors.
Using photographs of zoo chimpanzees, work out what they are communicating.
Using information provided sort the selection of zoo chimpanzees into their hierarchy.
The following downloads are designed for use in the Zoo:
These observation recording sheets can be used to study various primate at the Zoo. They include a specific question for each species which the students can use to write their hypothesis and collect their data.
Rainforest Biodiversity
Find out background information on rainforest biodiversity with this teacher's information sheet.
Investigate the threats to Asian rainforest animals and determine what affect their extinction would have on the ecosystem. This can be used in the Zoo or in the classroom.
Work out an Asian rainforest foodweb in the classroom.
Skulls, Teeth & Diet
Using the three skull diagrams, record what each animal is, what diet type it has and the types of teeth present.
Compare the two skull diagrams and record the different uses of each tooth type.
Zoos and Conservation
Find out background information on zoos and conservation with this teacher's information sheet.
Design a zoo enclosure with this activity sheet as part of your zoo visit or iin your classroom.
Use this activity sheet to record how endangered animals are, either as you make your way round the Zoo or in the classroom as a research project.
Extra Activity Sheets
A zoo quiz for secondary groups to use during their visit to the Zoo.
Use this classification key to group animals by their different characteristics.