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M&S Creates Buzz At Royal Highland Show

By at June 12, 2014 | 11:53 pm | 0 Comment

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If you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids this month then look no further than the Marks & Spencer stand at the Royal Highland Show from 19-22 June. With a focus on animal welfare and conservation, young visitors to this year’s stand will get the chance to get hands on and learn more about the importance of protecting Scotland’s wildlife. The

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Breeding Boost For Critically Endangered Frog

By at May 10, 2014 | 2:20 pm | 0 Comment

A Critically Endangered species of frog has bred successfully at Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium. The golden mantella frogs are part of a pioneering captive breeding programme for the endangered amphibians at the North Queensferry aquarium.  Now keepers have an anxious wait to see how many of the eggs will develop in to tadpoles. Deep Sea World’s

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Deep Sea World To Launch Education Classes

By at May 5, 2014 | 6:03 pm | 0 Comment

DEEP SEA WORLD TO LAUNCH EDUCATION CLASSES AT TEACHER PREVIEW EVENT Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium, is launching its new educational classes at a special teacher preview event on Thursday, May 8th. The North Queensferry aquarium, which welcomes thousands of schoolchildren and other educational groups each year, has put together five new education

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Pupils Spot Aquatic Peter Pans At Deep Sea World

By at March 19, 2014 | 9:35 pm | 0 Comment

Axolotl at Deep Sea World

A group of primary schoolchildren has discovered a clutch of Critically Endangered salamander eggs during a visit to Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium. Native to Mexico, axolotls are commonly described as aquatic ‘Peter Pans’ because they remain in their larval form and never grow up. The North Queensferry aquarium put a group of the bizarre creatures on

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Countdown to John Muir Way

By at March 19, 2014 | 5:44 pm | 0 Comment

John Muir Way

The countdown is now well underway for the launch of the coast-to-coast John Muir Way with a fun-filled festival. The new 134-mile coast-to-coast lowlands trail will officially open on 21st April 2014, during the first ever Scottish John Muir Festival, to mark both the conservationist's birthday and the centenary of his death. The new trail which runs between Dunbar and

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Aquarium Celebrating Year Of The (Sea)Horse

By at February 13, 2014 | 3:55 pm | 0 Comment

Big bellied seahorse in weed

Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium, is creating its own marine-themed celebration of the Chinese New Year. 2014 is officially the Year of the Horse, however aquarists at the North Queensferry aquarium are showcasing the aquatic world’s equine equivalents – in the shape of seahorses. A dozen Australian big belly seahorses, six males and six females,

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Deep Sea Bairns With The Secret Of Eternal Youth

By at November 5, 2013 | 7:00 pm | 0 Comment

Axolotl at Deep Sea World

Aquarists at Deep Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium, are looking after a colony of ‘Peter Pan’ amphibians that will never grow up. The bizarre-looking salamanders, known as axolotls, have gone on display in a special tank in the North Queensferry aquarium’s Amazing Amphibians area. Axolotls have recently been classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ in

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