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| 4.30pm | Nov. - Feb. |
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Latest News
The Press Office of Edinburgh Zoo is open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
If you have any press queries please telephone 0131 3140312.
Please see below for the latest Zoo news.
Royal appointment for Scotland’s wild beavers
Wednesday, Sep 08, 2010
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Scottish Beaver Trial at Knapdale, Mid-Argyll. The UK’s first ever formal mammal reintroduction project, news recently emerged that two of the Knapdale beaver families had bred for the first time. HRH The Princess Royal visited two loch side locations and was shown many field signs indicating their presence.
Royal Opening for Highland Wolf Wood
Wednesday, Sep 08, 2010
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig and opened a new wolf enclosure; Wolf Wood. Home to the resident European grey wolf female, Elara, and a newly arrived five-year old male, Puika, the £300,000 enclosure, complete with viewing platform, has been built with help from Royal Engineers.
Capuchins brew more babies
Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010
Edinburgh Zoo’s brown capuchin monkeys have had a record breeding season with six new infants joining the two groups. The youngest, born on 29 July 2010, is now just over a month old and was born to first-time mum Penelope.
Colourful antics see Edinburgh Zoo in the pink
Friday, Aug 27, 2010
Three fluffy flamingo chicks have hatched at Edinburgh Zoo in what has been an extremely successful breeding season, complete with some colourful breeding antics. Two breeding adult pairs have swapped partners this year; one pair now has a chick with the other pair incubating an egg of their own.
Newborn beavers for the Scottish Beaver Trial
Friday, Aug 13, 2010
The first beaver kits to be born in the wild as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial have now been spotted in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll, Scottish Beaver Trial staff announced today.
Q: How do you weigh a polar bear? A: Carefully
Monday, Aug 09, 2010
Since arriving last October from sister site Edinburgh Zoo, staff at the Highland Wildlife Park have been training Mercedes, the only polar bear in a UK zoo, to facilitate health checks. Today (Monday 9 August 2010), Mercedes was weighed at the Highland Wildlife Park as she was persuaded to walk onto mechanical scales in her enclosure.
Leaner Lemurs Slim Fast
Friday, Aug 06, 2010
Edinburgh Zoo’s larger than life Sclater's lemurs are on a diet. Since November keepers have been changing their diet to encourage weight loss, and in recent weeks have been trying out experimental new feeders that make the animals work for their food.
Wild Venue for Viewing of Chinese Exhibition
Friday, Jul 30, 2010
As Scotland’s second-most popular paid tourist attraction, Edinburgh Zoo offers another reason to visit in addition to the 1,000 animals on show, with the opening of a major new exhibition today (Friday 30 July).
Mum lands her first howler
Tuesday, Jul 20, 2010
Born on 12 June and now six weeks old, a new male baby black howler monkey has gone on show at Edinburgh Zoo. It is the first baby born to mother Meryl and father Kiko, who was rescued after being illegally captured in the wild and smuggled from Brazil as a baby.
Certified fish isn’t fishy, as RZSS scientist confirms
Friday, Jul 16, 2010
A scientist from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is using forensic techniques to check that the sustainable fish we’re being sold is what it claims to be.