Tian Tian (Sweetie), Female Giant Panda Eating Bamboo

Category

Library Item

Item no

28585

Title

Tian Tian (Sweetie), female Giant Panda eating bamboo in her enclosure, Edinburgh Zoo

Description

The female Giant Panda [Ailuropoda melanoleuca] at Edinburgh Zoo sits and eats bamboo in her enclosure.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2013

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

In 2011, perhaps Edinburgh Zoo's most famous residents, two Giant Pandas from China, arrived. Their arrival has been a huge economic boost for the zoo, with a £5 million increase in turnover reported in May 2013.

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Animals > Mammals > Giant pandas

Places > Edinburgh areas > Corstorphine

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Edinburgh Zoo

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Grasses > Bamboo

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Zoos

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