All Ages

Spirit of the Wild

A spectacular free outdoor exhibition of 60 giant photographs of animals taken in their natural habitats by the award winning wildlife photographer Steve Bloom.

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12 March to 16 May, Gardens open from 8am, All Ages, Free drop in, St Andrew Square

The Heart of the Great Alone

The Royal Collection

This exhibition of remarkable Antarctic photography by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

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Until 11 April 2010, 9.30am (last admission 5pm), All Ages, Admissison costs are Adult £5.50, Over 60/Student £5.00, Under 17 £3.00, Under 5 Free. Tickets can be purchased at the Queen's Gallery., Queens Gallery

Biodiversity Art

Draw a plant or animal and add it to a natural structure to help form a biodiversity food chain!

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3 to 18 April, 10am, All Ages, Drop in at the Botanics, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Interactive table, Exhibition Area

Evolving Landscapes

Make a unique plant for our ‘evolving landscape’. University of Edinburgh demonstrators will help you develop your plant choosing its scent, colour and shape. Then, add it to an intricate canvas landscape that will get bigger and brighter with every v

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3 to 18 April, 10am, All Ages, Drop in at the Botanics, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - John Hope Gateway

The Rubbish Zoo - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Make zoo animal sculptures using 'rubbish'…your chance to be creative with rubbish, you can stick, fold, build, paint…its up to you! Come along and see what you can do.

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3, 4 April, 11am, All Ages, Admission tickets purchased from Edinburgh Zoo. Admission costs are Adults £14, Children (3 to 15yrs) £9.50, Concessions £12, Children under 3 are free., Edinburgh Zoo - Education Centre

Chimp Cam

Discover what our chimps have been recording as we let them loose with chimp-proof cameras.

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4 April, 3pm (1 hour), All Ages, Admission tickets purchased from Edinburgh Zoo. Admission costs are Adults £14, Children (3 to 15yrs) £9.50, Concessions £12, Children under 3 are free., Edinburgh Zoo - Budongo lecture theatre

Living Links to Human Evolution

Monkeys and apes are our closest relatives. Here, university scientists are studying social groups of capuchin and squirrel monkeys to better understand the roots of our psychology and behaviour. Watch our ongoing studies, chat with our scientists and exp

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6, 7, 8, 9, 10 April, 10am, All Ages, Admission tickets purchased from Edinburgh Zoo. Admission costs are Adults £14, Children (3 to 15yrs) £9.50, Concessions £12, Children under 3 are free., Edinburgh Zoo

Did Mathematics Really Blow Up Wall Street?

Paul Embrechts was warning about the limitations of some of the mathematical models used in finance long before most of us had heard of "collatoralised debt obligations". Hear why it went wrong and how, by finance and mathematicians working more closely,

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8 April, 11.30am (1 hour), All Ages, Free – non ticketed, George Square Theatre

Reduce, Reuse, recycle

Come along to this workshop and join in making enrichment for various animals at the Zoo. There will also be an opportunity throughout the day to see the animals with the enrichment and watch their reaction and responses.

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10, 11 April, 11am (All day), All Ages, Admission tickets purchased from Edinburgh Zoo. Admission costs are Adults £14, Children (3 to 15yrs) £9.50, Concessions £12, Children under 3 are free., Edinburgh Zoo - Education Centre

Walk on the Wild Side

Find out more about Biodiversity in the Sky by joining the RSPB for a guided walk around the beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Learn about the fascinating lives of our feathered friends and the different ways you can help them throughout the year

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10, 11 April, 11am, 2.30pm (1 hour), All Ages, Sign up on the day at the Botanics, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - John Hope Gateway