Pumped up with panda excitement

TWO giant pandas guard the entrance to Edinburgh Zoo yesterday as the attraction prepares to welcome the real thing to Scotland on Sunday.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Dec 2011, 12:04 BST

The 14ft panda inflatables – which were amusing youngster Owen Gasowski, five, from Dalgety Bay, Fife – have been put in place to herald the arrival of Tian Tian and Yang Guang, who are set to arrive at the zoo on Sunday.

The animals are already proving a huge hit, with advance tickets to see the pair being snapped up online.