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Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh
Set within 82 acres of sloping parkland, three miles to the west of Edinburgh city
centre is Edinburgh Zoo, formally the Scottish National Zoological Park. Receiving
over 600,000 visitors a year makes Edinburgh Zoo Scotland's second most popular
paid-for tourist attraction. Edinburgh Zoo is one of Europe's leading centres of
conservation, education and research and the mission statement of the non-profit
zoological park is:
'To inspire and excite our visitors with the wonder of living animals, and so to
promote the conservation of threatened species and habitats.'
Opened in July 1913, Edinburgh Zoo is owned by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
and is home to a variety of different species. Get up and close to over 1,000 rare
and endangered animals, including a polar bear and two koalas, of which Edinburgh
zoo is the only zoo in Britain to have such animals. Well known for its large collection
of penguins - King Penguins, Gentoo Penguins and Rockhopper Penguins - Edinburgh
Zoo was the first zoo in the world to house and to breed penguins. With collections
of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates and a number of
activities to enjoy ranging from keeper talks through to hands-on animal encounters,
several play areas, a fantastic gift shop and free hilltop safari rides, a visit
to Edinburgh Zoo is a great day out for all the family.
A selection of the animals at Edinbouruh Zoo:
Two Indian Rhinoceroses, a pair of jaguars, Asiatic Lions, pair of Sumatran tigers,
African Hunting Dogs, Maned Wolf, Wolverines, Ratels, European Sousliks, Pallas
Cats, Temminck's Golden Cat, Margays, Oriental Small-Clawed Otters, Patagonian Sea
Lions, Giant Anteater, Bactrian Camel, Zebra, Vicunas, bongo, Thorold's Deer, Siberian
Musk Deer, Lesser Kudu, Goral, Japanese Serow, Hog Deer, Bawean Deer, Nyalas, Kirk's
Dik-diks,Capybaras, Malayan Tapirs, Pygmy Hippos, Red River Hogs, Visayan Warty
Pigs, Warthogs, Aye Aye, Titi Monkeys, Purple-Faced Langurs, Drills, Gelada Baboons,
Red Ruffed Lemurs, Ring-Tailed Lemurs, Swamp Wallabys, North American Porcupines
and a large group of Common Chimpanzees.
Address
Edinburgh Zoo
134 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6TS
Official website
www.edinburghzoo.org.uk |
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