Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
National
John-Paul Clark

Edinburgh Zoo's giant Panda Yang Guang opens presents on 19th birthday

Edinburgh Zoo's giant male panda celebrated his 19th birthday with a special present.

Yang Guang, whose name means sunshine, is the UK's only male giant panda. Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity treated him to a large birthday present filled with bamboo, carrots and honey to celebrate his big day.

The The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland also announced that lucky panda lovers could win the chance to feed Yang Guang before he goes home to China next year. To be entered into the prize draw, animals lovers are being asked to make a £5 donation.

The Zoo promises the winner will also be able to feed the giraffe herd, and be given their very own eight-foot-tall giraffe sculpture.

Yang Guang arrived in Edinburgh from China in December 2011 as part of a 10-year arrangement, but that has now been extended for a further two years due to international travel restrictions. He came alongside Tian Tian but natural and artificial insemination attempts have not been successful and Edinburgh Zoo say further breeding will not be attempted.

Yang Guang will only be in Scotland for one more year before he returns home to China. (Edinburgh Zoo)

Donate as little as £5 now for your chance to win this incredible prize visit here.

Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here .

READ NEXT:

Nicholas Rossi accused of forcing woman into bedroom and sexually asssaulting her in new US charge

First pic of hero off duty cop who rushed to shooting in Dornie after Skye incidents

SNP MP branded 'Junket Queen' after racking up freebie overseas trips worth £44,000

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.