When you are a baby pygmy hippo even the smallest jump requires a lot of bravery ✨. Luckily Haggis is a little daredevil and loves exploring her outdoor habitat 🗺️. Book online to save 👉

September is FULL of fun at the zoo 🍂. ☕️ Tea and Talks – relax with a cuppa while learning something new.🐯 Wild Discovery Days – hands-on fun exploring nature and wildlife.🌥️ Zoo-fari Tours – an afternoon tour to learn amazing new facts about the species we care for. PLUS so

Being the friend with a secret crush while he’s in love with someone else—NO fun. That’s the story behind my cover of Maika’s ‘I’m in Love with Someone Who’s in Love with Someone.’ Follow for more cool vibes.

We’re a proud supporter of #ScottishChildrensHealthWeek with @ChildHealthScot 🐾. On Saturday 6 September, join us and #BeKind as we celebrate kindness and champion every child’s right to the best possible health. Let’s make a difference together! ✨. Explore fun activities and

Candid Creatures: zoo pics from YOU ✨. Thank you for sharing your August pictures! From the rhino chomping bamboo to a napping cheetah, you captured some brilliant moments with our animals 💛. Check out our favourite pictures from August 🔗 . 📷

Can you guess what these are? ✨. We’ve gone super close-up on some of our Giant Lanterns but can you tell which animals they’ll be when they light up the zoo this winter? 🌊👀 Drop your guesses below and tag a friend you want to bring along!. 🌟 Don’t forget, our early bird

It's time to say goodbye to our gentle giant, Qabid 🦏. With his move scheduled for mid-September, we recommend visiting before 14 September if you’d like to say goodbye!. You might spot him being crate trained on your next visit 💛

Sharing is caring 🤝. Haggis is still very little so she can't always finish her lettuce. luckily Gloria is always happy to help her out 😇

Always curious and full of energy, Beagles turn every walk into an adventure 🐾🎉.

Arachnophobic? More like, "Ach, I'm nae phobic!" 🕷️. Our Creep Calm workshop is back this September. Join our spider experts and a psychotherapist for a session designed to help you overcome fears and anxieties around spiders. Spaces are limited, book your place today 🔗

Good news 🔔. After Roxie the baby red panda sadly died last bonfire night, very likely due to stress from fireworks, @Edinburgh_CC have created a fireworks exclusion zone around the zoo!. Firework exclusion zones are an important step to protect animals in zoos, pets, livestock

Calling all young eco-heroes 🌱💛. Our CAT Saturdays programme is back, running every second Saturday from Sept 2025 to June 2026! Enjoy a fun, hands-on conservation journey for kids. Secure your child's slot now and help nature thrive 🔗

Happy Birthday, Nico 🌿🎉. Our favourite slow-moving superstar, Nico the Linne’s two-toed sloth, turned SIX! 🦥. Whether he's hanging out in his treetop hideaway or enjoying a lazy snack, he never fails to charm with his chilled-out vibe and adorable face.

Just TWO weeks left to take advantage of our early bird 10% discount for this year’s Giant Lanterns at Edinburgh Zoo! 🌊✨. The spectacular lanterns are already arriving and this winter’s trail is set to be bigger, brighter and more magical than ever, with an incredible

RT @rzss: It’s the first ever Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day! 🥳. Once Extinct in the Wild, they have made an incredible comeback thanks to decade….

Zohran Mamdani: He votes for activists, not you

Happy birthday, Mina 🥳. At 23 years old she is currently the oldest recorded Visayan warty pig!. In the wild they typically live to be 15. Mina's age is testament to the great care she receives from our keepers and vets 💛. Her special birthday cake is made up of sweet potato,

Penguins know how to beat the heat! 🐧. Which penguin-style cool-down are you doing today?

"Mummy watch" 👹. At her big age (10 months), Haggis is getting more confident. which means a lot of running away from mum 👀

Every time you come and visit Diogo, you're saving wild armadillos in Brazil 💛. Celebrate #InternationalArmadilloDay by planning a visit to meet our resident armadillos and discover their quirky charm. Every zoo ticket helps support @IcasWild, who are doing incredible work in

Just thinking about some of our favourite orange animals this morning. no reason 👀❤️‍🔥. #ts12

Today’s mission: Edinburgh Zoo! . PAW Patrol pups Chase and Skye will be taking a break from Adventure Bay to visit the zoo on Saturday 13 September 🐾 . Come along and see some of your favourite characters at our Pups and Pancakes Breakfast – enjoy a tasty breakfast followed by

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RT @ChildHealthScot: We’re excited to have @EdinburghZoo as our #BeKind Saturday supporter for #ScottishChildrensHealthWeek! 🐾💖 Join us on….