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in Kids on 5th May 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Humboldt Penguin
Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year. Find our COVID-19 FAQ here.
This week's workbook is all about a visitor favourite species here at the park, the Humboldt Penguin!
With facts and puzzles it's sure to have something for adults and kids who are at home and…
in Kids on 27th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Brazilian Tapir
Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year. Find our COVID-19 FAQ here.
While the park is closed we know some of our younger visitors have been missing their favourite animals so our Education Team have put together some workbooks that you can do at home.
As today is…
in Animals on 25th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Suggest a Name Competition for Two Recent Colombian Spider Monkey Arrivals
At the end of January we announced the births of two baby Columbian Black Spider Monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) to mothers Batty and Norma. The two babies have yet to be named and the Rangers at the park have decided to ask the public who are unable to visit the park at the moment to send in name suggestions.
Lead Ranger Teresa said, ‘We’ve had a lot of messages and questions being sent into the park at the moment. We know it’s…
in Animals on 21st April 2020 with 0 Comments
Birds of the Lake at Fota Wildlife Park
Mallard Duck
One of the most widespread of the species of duck in Ireland, the Mallard duck is often seen on the banks and in the waters of the lake at Fota Wildlife Park. The males, known as drakes, are beautifully coloured with striking green head, yellow bill and a white ring around the neck. The females are patterned brown with a dark stripe across the eye and whitish tail sides. Mallard ducklings can…
in Kids on 20th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Sumatran Tiger
Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year. Find our COVID-19 FAQ here.
While the park is closed we know some of our younger visitors have been missing their favourite animals so our Education Team have put together some workbooks that you can do at home.
You can learn…
in Kids on 14th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Rhino
Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year. Find our COVID-19 FAQ here.
While the park is closed we know some of our younger visitors have been missing their favourite animals so our Education Team have put together some workbooks that you can do at home.
You can learn…
in Kids on 12th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Guess the Egg - Easter Quiz
Happy Easter Everyone! We have an egg quiz for your Easter activities!
Below we have six eggs from animals here in Fota Wildlife Park and we want you to guess the animals.
Get the EGG QUIZ ANSWER SHEET here!
in Kids on 6th April 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Gibbons at Fota
Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year. Find our COVID-19 FAQ here.
While the park is closed we know some of our younger visitors have been missing their favourite animals so our Education Team have put together some workbooks that you can do at home.
You…
in Kids on 30th March 2020 with 0 Comments
Fota Workbooks for Home - Rothschild Giraffe
While Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year.
We know some of our younger visitors are finding it to understand why they cannot visit or are missing some of their favourite animals so our Education Dept have some workbooks for home they are putting together and we have…
in Kids on 24th March 2020 with 0 Comments
Learn from Home - Fota Animal Workbooks
While Fota Wildlife Park is temporarily closed to the public for now the work still goes on and our dedicated animal care team and essential staff are continuing to provide the care our animals receive throughout the year.
We know some of our younger visitors are finding it to understand why they cannot visit or are missing some of their favourite animals so our Education Dept have some workbooks for home they are putting together and we have…
The Mara can be quite a social animal if raised with human interaction from a young age. However, it can also change its habits and become nocturnal to avoid interaction. Mara young are well developed at birth and can even start to graze within a day of being born.
