When Giant Pandas Tian Tian (Sweeite) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in early December, 2011, the city was already at fever pitch. And we’ve been in love with them ever since. The news that we may well be returning them to China later this year will come as a blow to our many Panda loving residents.
5. Pupils at the capital’s Craigentinny Primary School got a taste of the panda fever sweeping the nation
Pupils at the capital’s Craigentinny Primary School got a taste of the panda fever sweeping the nation today, as celebrations marking the arrival of two giant pandas to Scotland from China come to classrooms.
Primary 1-7 pupils got a special visit from a giant panda mascot as part of an educational roadshow taking place in six schools across the country. The roadshow is part of the Scottish Government’s celebrations to welcome the giant pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang (Sunshine) who arrived in their new home at Edinburgh Zoo last Sunday (4th December). Photo: Neil Hanna
6. Members of the public queue to view the pandas
Members of the public queue to view the panda bears at Edinburgh Zoo on December 16, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The eight-year-old pair of giant pandas arrived on a specially chartered flight from China over a week ago and are the first to live in the UK for 17 years. Edinburgh zoo are hopeful that the pandas will give birth to cubs during their stay in Scotland. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell
7. Denise Stronach from East Kilbride is one of the first members of the public to get through the gates to see the pandas.
Denise Stronach from East Kilbride is one of the first members of the public to get through the gates to see the pandas. Photo: JON SAVAGE PHOTOGRAPHY
8. Yang Guang, the male Panda at Edinburgh Zoo
Yang Guang, the male Panda at Edinburgh Zoo, eats bamboo inside his enclosure on April 10, 2013 in Edinburgh. Zoo experts can now say that the giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang are likely to meet for the breeding season imminently. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has announced that scientific testing has identified that female panda Tian Tian could possibly now be as little as 10 days away from her 36 hour fertile window. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell