Edinburgh Zoo has been a favourite place to visit for children and families for many years.
Here are some fascinating photos selected from the Evening News archive showing life at the zoo in the 1970s.
Scroll through the pictures and see one of Edinburgh most enduring visitor attraction five decades ago.
1. Sally the elephant
Sally the elephant gets banana leaves from Chris Wood, Botanic Gardens Education Officer at Edinburgh Zoo in August 1975. | TSPL Photo: Jack Wallace
2. Animal testing
Two chimpanzees test the facilities at the new self-service restaurant at Edinburgh Zoo in March 1972. | TSPL Photo: Dick Ewart
3. First female curator
Miranda Stevenson with Napoleon the Macaw after she is appointed Edinburgh Zoo's first female curator in April 1979. | TSPL
4. Drink up
Evening News painting competition winner Hazel Thomson gives her koala a drink of juice at the Koala Bears Picnic, Edinburgh Zoo, July 1971. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele