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cotland players spotted mixing it with giraffes, lemurs and lions at safari park

SCOTLAND signed off their EURO 2024 preparations with a 2-2 draw against Finland.

Steve Clarke‘s men were 2-0 up with under 20 minutes to go after two goals inside four minutes.

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The squad visited the park following their draw with FinlandCredit: PA
Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland were spotted feeding giraffes

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Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland were spotted feeding giraffesCredit: PA
Ryan Jack wasn't too keen on feeding the animals

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Ryan Jack wasn’t too keen on feeding the animalsCredit: PA

Lawrence Shankland extended Scotland‘s lead after an own goal from an Andy Robertson cross.

Finland got back into it heading into the final quarter of the game before they dispatched a spot kick to draw level.

Now the squad are preparing to head to Germany for their EURO opener against the host nation next week.

But they still managed to squeeze in some down time as they were spotted at Blair Drummond Safari Park.

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The lemurs' ropes had a Scotland themed upgrade

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The lemurs’ ropes had a Scotland themed upgradeCredit: PA
They also had a saltire cake made especially for the visit of the squad

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They also had a saltire cake made especially for the visit of the squadCredit: PA

They stopped for some pictures as they fed animals from behind ropes decorated with saltire bunting for the visit.

The lemurs also had a special saltire cake made especially for them ahead of the tournament!

The Scots will also play Switzerland and Hungary with hopes of getting out of the group and into the knockout stage of the competition.

Craig Gordon and John Souttar were recently cut from his 28 man provisional squad ahead of the tournament.

Scotland’s Player of the Year Shankland was given the nod after a tremendous season with Hearts.

And he’ll be hoping to fire Scotland out of the group after netting in their final warm up game during the week.

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James Forrest was also rewarded for his domestic form with a call up, something he wasn’t sure would even have happened a couple of months ago.

He was a standout for Brendan Rodgers in Celtic‘s double winning season run in.

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