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- Edinburgh Zoo Daily Talks - Thursday 4th December
- 12:30 pm - ARMADILLOS
- 1:30 pm - SLOTHS
1:30 pm - SLOTHS
Discover why being slow is the cleverest strategy for sloths to survive in their rainforest homes!
Did you know – sloths have been living on planet Earth for almost 64 million years and included sloths the size of elephants.
Watch out for… our sloths hanging in the trees even while they’re snoozing – special tendons in a sloth’s hands and feet lock to allow them to sleep without any effort at all!
- 2:30 PM - PENGUINS
2:30 PM - PENGUINS
Discover why ocean conservation is critical to the pitter-patter of penguin feet!
Did you know – gentoo penguins are the fastest penguins in the world, swimming at a zippy 22mph?
Watch out for… our ‘Very Important Penguin’, Sir Nils Olav, who is a knighted member of the Norwegian Guard!
Find out more!
After this talk, you can find out more about these amazing birds and even take part in our penguin olympics with this free programme!
Waddle this way!
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