When Giant Pandas Tian Tian (Sweeite) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in early December, 2011, the city was already at fever pitch. And we’ve been in love with them ever since. The news that we may well be returning them to China later this year will come as a blow to our many Panda loving residents.
13. Eva (3), daughter of the zoo gardens manager
A new bamboo plantation by the panda enclosure which will make up 1% of the pandas bamboo intake a year. They plan on developing this plantation further. Pictured in the bamboo plantation is Eva (3), daughter of the zoo gardens manager - Simon Jones Photo: Greg Macvean
14. Noah Verri aged 3 and his mum, Clair, were visiting the zoo from East Lothian.
Yang Guang the Giant Panda at Edinburgh Zoo celebrates his 9th birthday today and was treated to some 'Panda Delights' . Noah Verri aged 3 and his mum, Clair, were visiting the zoo from East Lothian. Photo: Joey Kelly
15. You can't have Scottish Pandas without a tartan...
EDINBURGH ZOO LAUNCH THE EDINBURGH ZOO PANDA TARTAN , DESIGNED BY KIRSTY FRANEY , TARTAN DESIGNER AT KINLOCH ANDERSON.
TIAN TIAN , THE GIANT PANDA , WAS OBVIOUSLY IMPRESSED AS SHE AWOKE FROM A NAP TO CATCH A BRIEF LOOK AT THE TARTAN WHICH WAS MODELLED BY KIRSTY THE DESIGNER. Photo: PHIL WILKINSON
16. Tian Tian with Tian Tian
Tian Tian the panda at Edinburgh Zoo where a 7 year old girl from Peebles also called Tian Tian paid a visit after writing a letter to Fiona Hyslop. Tian Tian has a Chinese mother and Scottish father. Photo: esme allen