A top Scottish zoo has shared an adorable picture of one of its most popular new arrivals enjoying his first birthday.
Rufio the Red Panda arrived at the Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, near Livingston, in May.
He was pictured happily tucking into his own specially-made cake given to him in his enclosure by the keepers.
Posting on their Facebook page, the team at the Five Sisters Zoo wrote: "Happy 1st birthday to Rufio.
"He celebrated with his keepers this afternoon with some birthday-themed treats."
Delighted fans of the popular new arrival posted to wish him well.
One person wrote: "We visited for the first time a couple of weeks ago. He is the most active happy red panda we have seen anywhere."
While another joked: "Happy birthday Rufio. Sorry my (2 yr old) son called you a cat."
Rufio (named after the Lost Boy of the same name in the film Hook) arrived at the park on May 1, and quickly set about exploring his new purpose built enclosure.
The little male, who was sourced from South Lakes safari zoo in Cumbria, travelled north when keepers at FSZ completed his special exhibit where visitors can view from both sides.
With existing mature trees and rope walk bridges for Rufio to climb and walk on, the Zoo also planted over 100 large Bamboo plants under the mature trees to mimic the natural surroundings of the steep forested slopes they are found living on in Asia.
Native to southern Asia, according to the WWF, the name panda is said to come from the Nepali word ‘ponya,’ which means bamboo-eating animal.
About the same size as a small dog, with distinctive red and white fur and a large bushy tail, red pandas are predominantly tree-dwellers.
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