Wojtek died at the zoo on December 2, 1963. There is a statue of Wojtek in Edinburgh, another near Berwick-on-Tweed and in Cassino in Italy. Polish and Italian streets are named after him.

Three lynx that were illegally dumped in the Highlands have completed their 30 day quarantine at Edinburgh Zoo. The wild cats were spotted roaming the Cairngorms last month – sparking a huge ...