Watch Edinburgh Zoo penguins receiving their vaccinations and undergoing health checks in “big team effort”

Vets and keepers from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) individually vaccinated, checked microchips and completed health checks on all three species.

Hannah Brazier, RZSS veterinary nurse, said: “It takes a lot of planning and a big team effort to vaccinate all of our penguins. It feels great at the end of the day though. When it came to it, the hardest thing to deal with was the wind and rain!"

Edinburgh Zoo is home to three species of penguin - king, Northern rockhopper and gentoo. Gentoo makes up most of the population, with over 100 birds.