Edinburgh Zoo welcomes adorable new red panda Yun as keepers hope for more 'tiny paws'
Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity are hopeful the pair could eventually welcome cubs
Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a new addition to its red panda family as one-year old female Yun arrives in the Capital.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has announced that Yun has moved to the zoo from Banham Zoo in Norfolk.
The youngster, who was born in June 2025, will now live alongside Edinburgh Zoo’s much-loved 11-year-old male red panda Bruce.
Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity are hopeful the pair could eventually welcome cubs, with hopes of hearing the “patter of tiny paws” in the future.
Yun’s name is an East Asian word for “cloud” and is said to connote lightness, beauty and good fortune.
Red Pandas are native to the high-altitude temperate and subalpine forests of the Eastern Himalayas and south-western China.
The species is recognised for its distinctive reddish-brown fur, bushy ringed tails and tree climbing abilities.
The arrival of Yun marks an exciting new chapter for the zoo’s red pandas, with visitors now able to look out for the young female as she settles into her new surroundings alongside Bruce.
Edinburgh Zoo is having quite the autumn welcoming all of its new arrivals, including three baby capybaras.
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The triplets were born to parents Luna and Rodney and were spotted by keepers on Wednesday, October 28.
The youngsters are doing well and have been staying close to their mum as they too explore their new surroundings.