Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo's former resident, Yaung Guang, eats bamboo. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Zoo reveals future for old giant panda enclosure

Police Scotland investigating a possible sighting of lynx in woodland

Police Scotland investigating a possible sighting of lynx in woodland

The two capybaras have arrived at the zoo in time for the February half term

Meet Edinburgh Zoo's two new additions

Edinburgh Zoo confirms death of red panda after 'health issues'

Inside the rural community where the lynx were illegally released

Inside the rural community where four lynx were released

The two lynx shown on the loose in this image. Picture: RZSS

Illegal lynx release in Highlands condemned by John Swinney

Friends in a restaurant

Is it impossible to find a healthy restaurant in Scotland? Gaby Soutar

A person rides a bicycle in the snow at Stirling Castle.

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Howie and Iris with their tigers

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Edinburgh Zoo has blamed fireworks for the death of a baby red panda

Fireworks blamed for death of Edinburgh Zoo's baby red panda

Haggis is the newest arrival at Edinburgh Zoo.

Meet Edinburgh's Moo Deng: Zoo welcomes Haggis the pygmy hippo

Adorable images of newborn endangered red panda born at Edinburgh zoo

Cleo the cheetah, who has died at Edinburgh Zoo

Zoo to hold post mortem as cheetah dies two months after arrival

Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo from Thailand, has recently become a viral internet sensation.

Meet Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo: 15 pictures of the viral sensation

Meet the adorable one-horned Rhino - a gentle giant who loves to play

Meet the adorable one-horned Rhino - a gentle giant who loves to play

Rene, who was 31 years old, died after a fight broke out among the troop

Chimpanzee dies after fight breaks out in Edinburgh Zoo troop

A view of the transformed interior of the Grasslands Café space at Edinburgh Zoo. Picture: Alan Rennie Photography

First look inside transformed café and bar within historic zoo building

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Monkey hat went on the run in Highlands begins 'new chapter' with move to Edinburgh.

Monkey that went on run in Highlands begins 'new chapter' with move to Edinburgh

A Japanese macaque who went on the run in the Highlands is being moved to Edinburgh Zoo (Picture: Carl Nagle)

Will Edinburgh Zoo be able to hold world-famous monkey escapologist?

Meet the energy firm powering Edinburgh Zoo, and inspiring schoolchildren across the Lothians. Project delivery manager Colin Heggie is photographed by Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com

Ad Feature Animal magic: Solar power helps power Edinburgh Zoo

Some of the most popular residents of Edinburgh zoo.

10 amazing animals you can still see at Edinburgh Zoo

How E.ON is working with Scottish businesses, including whisky firms, to help them achieve their sustainability ambitions. Supplied picture

Ad Feature E:ON - Scotch whisky and net zero

Yang Guang and Tian Tian are loaded onto a China Southern cargo plane at Edinburgh Airport. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Farewell Yang Guang and Tian Tian as Edinburgh Zoo's pandas leave for China

Giant panda Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo. Picture: RZSS/PA Wire

Two weeks left to see Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas before China return

Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin toast each other during a reception in Moscow in March (Picture: Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Farewell to Sunshine, Sweetie and China's ‘panda diplomacy’

Animal lovers are usually able to watch Yang Guang and Tian Tian, Edinburgh Zoo’s much-loved giant pandas, on a live webcam stream

Edinburgh Zoo pandas will go back to China in December

St Andrew's House, headquarters of the Scottish Government in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

New civil service spending controversy as almost £33,000 spent on 'away days'

25 pictures of Edinburgh Zoo through the years

The dark-bordered beauty moth is just one of the invertebrate species at the centre of conservation work by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

How 'breed and release' is keeping Scotland's wee bugs and beasties alive

Elephants particularly enjoy the presence of zoo visitors, a new study suggests

Leader: If we could talk to the animals ...

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Families and children watch the famous Penguin Parade at Edinburgh Zoo in the summer of 1962. The first parade happened by mistake when some penguins escaped their enclosure in 1950.

25 pictures of Edinburgh Zoo through the years

Giant panda Yang Guang pictured at Edinburgh Zoo

Scotland on Sunday readers' letters: Leave Zoo pandas in peace

Tian Tian in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo

Panda-monium as gold dust tickets sold out to say goodbye to Edinburgh Zoo stars

Male panda Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo. The huge amount of money spent on the pandas could have saved Gorgie Farm several times over, writes Susan Dalgety.

The huge amounts spent on the pandas could have saved Gorgie Farm - Susan Dalget...

Male panda Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo.

Is there a chance of a rethink on pandas departure? - Christine Jardine

Giant Panda Tian Tian in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo.

In pictures: Edinburgh Zoo's pandas throughout the years

Male panda Yang Guang eats bamboo in his enclosure as he bulks up ahead of breeding season at Edinburgh Zoo. He will now return home with his companion Tian Tian. PIC: PA/Andrew Milligan.

It's time for Edinburgh's 'rock star' pandas to fade from the limelight

Edinburgh's pandas are set to return to China.

Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas to return to China this year

The Union flag flies at half mast over Edinburgh Castle (Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Edinburgh attractions to close after Queen's death

Edinburgh Zoo has announced the arrival of two tiny endangered Northern rockhopper penguin chicks. Photo: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Endangered penguin chicks hatch zoo

Normally a tourist magnet, Edinburgh Castle saw a massive drop in visitor numbers.

Covid Scotland: Edinburgh Castle visitor numbers plunge while zoo flourishes

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh was Scotland's busiest visitor attraction in 2021.

National Museum reclaims crown as Scotland's most popular attraction

Vic Reeves has been sharing his memories of Edinburgh. Photo: TransPennine Express

Vic Reeves: 'I went to Edinburgh Zoo and witnessed an explosion!'

A tyrannosaurus rex will be part of Edinburgh Zoo's new dinosaurs exhibition.

Animatronic dinosaurs to take over part of Edinburgh Zoo for two years

Edinburgh zoo animals enjoy Valentine's day treats
PIC: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Zoo pics show sloths enjoying Valentine's Day treats

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