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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Happy 50th to Aberdeen Science Centre’s "Pooping Sheep"

  • Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-12744

That the Parliament understands that 2024 is the 50th anniversary of Aberdeen Science Centre’s infamous “pooping sheep”; understands that the sheep, which allows visitors to follow the journey of food as it travels through the digestive system, is the oldest science exhibit in Scotland, even predating the Science Centre itself, having started off life at the Rowett Institute; further understands that the Science Centre, which first opened as Satrosphere in Justice Mill Lane in 1988, has been educating and entertaining children and adults alike through interactive, hands-on exhibits for over 35 years, providing memorable experiences of live science for schoolchildren across Aberdeen, and hopes that the sheep has no plans to retire anytime soon and will keep playing a part in making science fun and accessible in Aberdeen for many years to come.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Maggie Chapman, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Elena Whitham