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Edinburgh Zoo – 100 years in pictures

A new exhibition on Capital Collections marks 100 years since Edinburgh Zoo first opened its doors to the public.

From early archive pictures and a maps of the zoological gardens to captivating pictures of the giant pandas, you’ll be able to see how Edinburgh Zoo’s landscape, residents and approach has changed over the years. Images show the lions’ den being built c1914, visitors getting up close to an elephant, the original and rather grand Fellows’ Luncheon and Tea Room and the view in 1911 from the top of the Mansion House from the original zoological gardens proposal document.  And of course there’s the famous penguin parade through the years.

And coming later this week,  news of a special zoo centenary collaboration…