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Review: Edinburgh Zoo’s Giant Lanterns 2026 (Look, Mum! A baby space penguin)

November 13, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Combining cosmic animal sculptures like baby space penguins with bustling hillside hospitality, Edinburgh Zoo’s 2026 Giant Lanterns is an unmissable winter light trail in the Scottish capital.

Review: BrickLive animal trail at Edinburgh Zoo

July 26, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

BrickLive is a temporary but fantastic addition to Edinburgh Zoo. These giant, non-LEGO animal sculptures further entertain kids and adult nerds while boosting education, appreciation of the natural world, and fundraising for charity.

Review of Piff the Magic Dragon in … Jurassic Bark, Fringe 2012

August 6, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Piff is probably the only magic dragon with a Chihuahua assistant in the Fringe festival. I caught his show last year and his star has subsequently grown. Last year I queued on a grimy flight of stairs between apartments in order to get my dose of dragon – this year I waited in line to […]

Edinburgh Zoo’s lion club plays with Monty the dog and rabbit

June 22, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Update: June 25th 2012 Edinburgh Zoo want to distance themselves from this video. They have good reason to do so as this footage isn’t from Edinburgh Zoo after all. In addition, the zoo has a policy of keeping all animal/kepper interaction to a minimum. Where is this footage actually from? This is from Glasgow Zoo. […]

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