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The story of Edinburgh Zoo

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We’re delighted that our friends at Edinburgh Zoo have shared with us their fascinating history and made it available on Our Town Stories.
Discover why the zoo’s logo is a penguin and where escapee sea lions were found in 1924. Take a nostalgic look at the Children’s Farm and meet the many famous animal faces Edinburgh Zoo has looked after over the years. Look behind the scenes at the zoo’s state-of-the-art Wildgenes Laboratory where today scientists undertake genetic analysis in support of conservation projects.

Bobo the chimp takes a bath

There are also some rather special Then & Now images to find on the Our Town Stories map…

Edinburgh Zoo – 100 years in pictures

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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…