No panda cubs again this year
THERE will be no giant panda cubs in Scotland again this year after it was revealed that Tian Tian is not pregnant.
Edinburgh Zoo said that tests showed the female panda’s pregnancy would not lead to cubs.
Tian Tian’s hormone levels and behaviour have returned to normal as the breeding cycle ends for the year.
There was excitement this summer when early tests indicated that she was pregnant.
But Barbara Smith, boss of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said: “We are sad that the pregnancy did not result in cubs this time around.”
Sarah Moyes of animal welfare charity OneKind, said: “Surely now it’s time Edinburgh Zoo just leave Tian Tian in peace.”