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Edinburgh Celebrates Celebrity Pandas Anniversary, Hopes For A Baby In 2013

Visitor numbers at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland have skyrocketed over the past 12 months, ever since they received a pair of pandas. The zoo is celebrating the first anniversary of the arrival of Tian Tian and Yang Guang from China. Edinburgh Zoo's director of research and conservation said the public has fallen in love with the animals. "Well last year, the full year, we probably saw 550,000 visitors. This year we think it's going to be just over the 800,000 so you can see the pandas have been