A pair of hyacinth macaws have been credited with helping the Camperdown Wildlife Centre in Dundee smash a 25-year-old visitor record.
Ben and Minnie are two of the centre’s newest attractions and their popularity played a part in attracting 6,500 people to the centre’s annual open day.
The previous highest attendance on a single day was on Easter Sunday in 1990, when around 4,000 people visited.
“Ben and Minnie have proved to be a huge hit with visitors and we are delighted that so many of the public took the opportunity to visit them,” the wildlife centre’s Bradley Yule said.
“Hyacinth macaws are the largest member of the macaw family and are very social birds, generally living in pairs or small groups.
“Sadly, they have suffered from decades of poaching for the illegal pet trade and for their beautiful blue feathers.
“Ben and Minnie have settled in well to their new surroundings and we couldn’t be more pleased with their introduction here.”
As well as the chance to see rare and endangered animals, the open day also offered visitors the chance to take part in arts and crafts, badge making, face-painting and a colouring competition as well as seeing the animals at feeding time in the company of the centre’s dedicated zookeepers.
“We are delighted with the response to the event,” Bradley added.
“Every year we give the local community the chance to visit us for free and this year we have been blown away by the response.
“This is certainly our most successful day ever.”