Tag: Tian Tian

Zoo’s panda boss confirms Tian Tian IS definitely pregnant – but no cub today

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - August 25, 2017

EDINBURGH Zoo bosses have officially confirmed that Tian Tian, the UK’s only female giant panda, is definitely pregnant. Iain Valentine, Director of Giant Pandas at...

Edinburgh’s giant panda was artificially inseminated two months ago, zoo reveals

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - May 12, 2017

EDINBURGH Zoo panda Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated after coming into season at the earliest time since arriving in Scotland. As a result, zoo...

Call to ban Scottish polar bear breeding programme

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 29, 2015

AN ANIMAL charity has called for a ban on polar bears being bred in captivity just days after the UK’s only female polar bear...

Edinburgh Zoo’s male panda goes mad with sexual frustration

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 11, 2015

EDINBURGH Zoo's male panda has been driven wild by sexual frustration, keepers have told visitors. Video shows a frantic Yang Guang doing forward rolls, pacing...