One last time posting about Yang Guang and Tian Tian living in Edinburgh Zoo – on the 30th of November 2023, the pandas had their last guaranteed on show day to the public (photos included in the November posts^). The zoo had announced that after this date that the pandas would be only visible if they were in the outdoor enclosure, so I made a trip on the 3rd of December 2023 with a friend on the off chance that we might see the pandas outside – lucky we did as not only did we see the pandas outside but on the 4th of December they left Edinburgh to head back to China. I got quite a few pictures, but ending with just the ‘best’ one – sure it’s not amazing quality and it’s through multiple fences, but I ended on a high getting a photo of both Yang Guang and Tian Tian ‘together’ outside which I’ve never seen before so I count myself incredibly lucky to have been there at the right moment. Yang Guang is the closer panda with his back to me and Tian Tian is standing on the rocks looking towards her panda pal of the last 12 years. I’m very hopeful that I’ll be back in China this year and will be able to see both my favourite pandas again 🤍🖤
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Tian Tian November 2023 (Edinburgh Zoo)
And of course, I saw plenty of Tian Tian in November as well – she spent more time inside than outside, but she did take a few wanders outside the…
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Yang Guang November 2023 (Edinburgh Zoo)
November 2023 – the last month that the giant pandas in Edinburgh could be guaranteed to be seen at the zoo*! Of course I visited a couple of times to…
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Yang Guang October 2023 (Edinburgh Zoo)
While I did get to the zoo in September, I only managed 1 visit as I was away for over 2 weeks, and sadly I didn’t get a huge number…
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Yang Guang August 2023 (Edinburgh Zoo)
It’s panda birthday month! Tian Tian wasn’t feeling August so much (it’s her usual quiet period during the reproductive cycle), but luckily Yang Guang was happy to come out an…