Edinburgh B&B: Visitors flock to view Edinburgh's baby zebra

Animal loving guests staying at an Edinburgh B&B have been flocking to pay an enjoyable visit to the newly born baby zebra at the city's zoo.

The foal is called Florence and was born in July to the delight of keepers as she is part of a declining population of Gervy's zebras.

Kathleen Standen, head of hoof stock at Edinburgh Zoo, told the Scotsman that "Florence is proving to be really popular with our visitors and can be seen spending lots of time playing in her African Plains enclosure".

"Grevy's zebras are the fastest declining African mammal in the last 30 years - 90 per cent of their range has gone and 70 per cent of their population."

"With so many pressures it could be easy for a disease to wipe out the wild population. This is why it is very important to a have a captive population held in different locations."

"There are over 500 Grevy's zebras in the European breeding programme. This is an essential back-up population," she added.

Visitors will continue to cherish the chance to view this rare animal while also staying at an Edinburgh B&B.

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