Edinburgh Zoo: Last News

Keepers at a popular Scottish zoo are celebrating the birth of two endangered penguin chicks.

A quartet of adorable Asian short-clawed otter pups have made their first public appearance at a top Scottish zoo.

Zookeeper Phoebe Dowens loves her charges so much she has them tattooed all over her body.So, she has Bertus the greater one-horned rhino, red river hog Belle and Shafira the Rothschild’s giraffe inked on her skin.The 29-year-old has worked with hundreds of beautiful and exotic animals during her career but these three – and soon-to-be-added Rotana the Malayan sun bear – hold a special place in her heart.Phoebe, who spent seven years working at Edinburgh Zoo, said: “When you feed, enrich and care for animals on a daily basis they end up becoming part of your extended family and friendship group."You spend more time with them than you do with humans.“Like with some of the people you meet in your life, certain animals can make a big impact

baby monkey on camera for the first time after it was born one-month ago.  The L ’Hoest’s infant came into the world at Edinburgh Zoo while the popular visitor destination was closed due to the pandemic.