Tag: Edinburgh Zoo

We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo – paid for by you, you, you

Scottish News

Peter Laing - October 24, 2013

STAFF at Scotland’s tourism quango have been condemned for taking a £1000 “jolly” to see the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo - on the same...

Police Twitter joke about panda cub backfires

Scottish News

Peter Laing - October 15, 2013

EDINBURGH Police tweeted an off-colour joke about Edinburgh Zoo panda Tian Tian losing her cub within minutes of the news breaking. Alongside a black and...

Edinburgh Zoo “must do more” to prevent need for surgery on penguins, claims charity

Scottish News

Peter Laing - September 17, 2013

EDINBURGH Zoo has been slammed by an animal charity which claims it is responsible for penguins swallowing objects thrown into their pool. The zoo revealed...

New ‘mane’ attraction at Edinburgh Zoo

In Brief

Guest - April 26, 2013

EDINBURGH Zoo is offering visitors £70-a-time tickets to feed raw meat to the lions. The ‘Carnivore Magic Moment’ package gives Big Cat fans the chance...

Edinburgh Zoo under fire over “heartbreaking” treatment of rare leopard

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 25, 2013

VISITORS and animal welfare experts have criticised Edinburgh Zoo for its “heartbreaking” treatment of one of the world’s most endangered animals. Seven-year-old Amur Leopard Skodje...