Adorable moment Edinburgh Zoo tiger plays with crafted Valentine’s Day gift

A video shows female Sumatran tiger Dharma playing with her Valentine's Day gift - a pink ‘love heart’ with the text, ‘I’d stripe right’ - at Edinburgh Zoo.

Adorable footage and images show animals at Edinburgh Zoo being surprised with Valentine’s Day crafts this week.

Linne’s two-toed sloth Fe is treated to a Valentine's Day gift.placeholder image
Linne’s two-toed sloth Fe is treated to a Valentine's Day gift. | Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) 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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