You can’t hurry love: Edinburgh Zoo’s animals fall for Valentine’s Day messages
Posted 13 Feb 2026
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo surprised its animals with handmade Valentine’s Day crafts this week.
The wildlife conservation charity’s keepers created the gifts using bright colours and enticing scents to engage the animals' natural curiosity and provide extra enrichment. Among those treated to a loving message were the zoo’s sloths, armadillos, tigers and galah cockatoos.
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- The Linne’s two-toed sloth is a female named Fe
- The Southern three-banded armadillo is a male named Danilo
- The galahs are named Bingo, Shrimp, Opal, Timtam and Barbie
- The Sumatran tiger is a female named Dharma
About the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (rzss.org.uk)
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is a wildlife conservation charity with a bold vision: a world which protects, values and loves nature
- Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are gateways to the natural world through which people can experience nature, learn about the challenges facing wildlife and discover how we harness our expertise in conservation science and animal care alongside the unique power of the RZSS family – our teams, supporters and partners – to save animals from extinction
