A image of a smiling Darwin's Rhea from Fota Wildlife Park.
The Darwin's Rhea, from South America, can reach speeds of 60km/h. This one, agreed to meet me in Fota Wildlife Park so I could capture her nice smile. #BirdOfTheDay theme #HeadShots #birds #nature #photography @fotawildlife.bsky.social
One of my favourite photos from @fotawildlife.bsky.social
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We're learning all about #zebra today from our Ranger Liam for #InternationalZebraDay
Help us name the cubs on our blog to be in with a chance to win an Annual Passes.
The chosen names should honour the cubs' North East African heritage, the regions where northern cheetahs naturally live, local languages or references to their native habitat.
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Florence, the cubs’ mother, is five years old and was born at Fota Wildlife Park. The father, Nawab, is six years old and was transferred to Fota from Wadi Al Safa Wildlife Centre in Dubai as part of a European Endangered Breeding Programme (EEP).
Cheetah cubs with mother
Two cheetah cubs playing at Fota Wildlife Park with mother watching carefully behind
Fota Wildlife Park are delighted to announce the birth of two endangered Northern cheetah cubs.
Born on the 24th of November 2025 to mother Florence and father Nawab.
Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to be part of the @breedingwaderseip.bsky.social headstarting programme again this year.
This #WorldCurlewDay our Ranger Jess is talking about the preparations currently taking place for the 2025 headstarting programme.
We are celebrating World Curlew Day 2025 by launching our Headstarting Programme. This is a collaboration project with our partners @fotawildlife.bsky.social & the Hen Herrier Project. Our Headstarting Manager Donal talks you through our preparations to date. We will keep you updated on the process.
