“I always get really emotional when the pebbles go in,” said Rebecca Parr, who works for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

It's mating season for penguins at the […] ...

Penguins at the Edinburgh Zoo started breeding season with more than 1,000 hand-painted pebbles, courtesy of the Edinburgh ...

The charity that runs Edinburgh Zoo has called on the Met Office to improve how forecasts are shown on weather apps, saying "misleading" forecasts are costing it up to £40,000 a day. The Royal ...

Adorable footage shows penguins at Edinburgh Zoo sharing colourful pebbles to mark the beginning of breeding season.

Zoos call for changes to ‘misleading’ weather apps they say can deter visitors - The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland said this could include splitting weather icons into day and night, or the ...

Penguins at Edinburgh Zoo pick through coloured pebbles painted by children at a local hospital to mark start of the breeding season, when penguins often use pebbles to build nests for their families.

Every mating season, penguins carefully search for the perfect smooth stone. They offer it as a symbolic gift that strengthens pair bonds, helps build nests, and signals commitment in the wild.

Children have been painting pebbles for the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo to celebrate the start of the breeding season.

A controversial development on a ‘woodland oasis’ for an Edinburgh community has been signed off by a council committee. Councillors at the city’s development management committee voted five to four ...

Gentoo penguins are known for presenting pebbles at the feet of potential mates during breeding season. The ones at Edinburgh Zoo get to do it in true style, thanks to stones colored by children at a ...

An Edinburgh community group has hit out at plans to build 155 flats on a beloved area of wetland in the Western Harbour area. The Friends of Western Harbour Ponds have strongly opposed the plans, ...