This Sunday 29th April will see the world premiere of Panda Suite by Eddie McGuire, a unique musical partnership between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and Children’s Classic Concerts (CCC). To be unveiled live at The Macrobert in Stirling, the piece of music celebrates iconic giant pandas Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yang Guang
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The panda breeding season is drawing to a close this year at Edinburgh Zoo, and although the furry pair have hit it off and have a definite attraction, no full mating has been seen to date. The pandas will have one or two final meetings later this afternoon and potentially early this evening, however chances
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As temperatures have risen across the UK, so has Sweetie the panda’s hormones and the countdown is now on. The first increase in Tian Tian’s oestrogen and a dip in her progesterone has been identified by Edinburgh Zoo and their team of experts. Now in the lead up to oestrus, it is predicted that Sweetie
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Excitement rippled round Edinburgh Zoo this morning as female panda Tian Tian took several dips in her pond. Splashing around and enjoying the cool water in her custom built plunge pool for one, these seemingly inconsequential acts are actually a sure sign that Sweetie is starting to feel the heat and that the possible breeding
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Lynx has been announced as the official partner for the panda mating season at Edinburgh Zoo, to help encourage their most famous residents make panda cubs. With mating season just about to kick off, the whole world will be watching giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang in the hope that they will move beyond
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Iain Valentine, Director of Research & Conservation, answered some questions about the upcoming panda mating season at Edinburgh Zoo. It will be the first in Scotland and hopefully the first successful panda mating in the United Kingdom. How hard is it for pandas to mate? There is a lot of misperception when it comes to
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Today, Edinburgh Zoo received the royal seal of approval as HRH The Princess Royal made an official visit to the Zoo. Princess Anne visited the giant panda pair, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, in their state of the art enclosures and spent time with Alison Maclean, the head panda keeper, and Simon Girling, the head
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Testing has begun on important samples that will help keepers predict when the time is right for Tian Tian and Yang Guang. As the big day, or night, gets closer, Edinburgh Zoo has started to collect urine and vaginal swabs that, combined with a fuller picture of Tian Tian’s behaviour, will provide a clearer indication
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Edinburgh Zoo’s Panda Keeper Alison Maclean lovingly makes a special nutritional supplement, affectionately known as panda cake, for pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang each day. She measures and mixes the ingredients, and steams the cakes to perfection. But on Valentine’s Day she got her very own panda cake in the form of a four
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Giant pandas have a reputation for sleeping and eating lots of bamboo, but today Edinburgh Zoo released a clip filmed by panda keeper Sharon Hatton that shows just how agile, strong and playful pandas really can be. Edinburgh Zoo’s male giant panda, Yang Guang went for a stroll outside and was delighted to discover a
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