Lemurs enjoy a 100th birthday treat at zoo
EDINBURGH Zoo celebrated a landmark anniversary yesterday by laying on a birthday treat for some of its most popular creatures.
The lemurs tucked into a cake made out of fruit, ice and yoghurt to mark 100 years since the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs the famous attraction, was set up.
It took Thomas Gillespie, a lawyer, until 1913 to bring his vision of a zoological park for the people of Scotland to fruition on Corstorphine Hill in the capital.
The zoo still features many of the original enclosures designed by the celebrated town planner Patrick Geddes.
The society, which now runs the Highland Wildlife Park, has gone on to become a world leader in breeding programmes for endangered species and in supporting global conservation projects.
The zoo is embarking on a double-decker bus tour of the country over the next few months to promote its work in more than 100 schools.
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