Organisation: Fota Wildlife

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<p>Douglas Cavener, of Pennsylvania State University, examined Masai giraffes in zoos and compared thousands of photos of them taken in Africa and in captivity worldwide. When born, males and females have similar proportions, but as they grow up, differences between the sexes appear. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: Long necks for sex... or snacks?

Researchers don’t rule out the necks-for-sex hypothesis, but they think that "the increased nutritional demands of females drove the evolution of giraffe long necks"

<p>Thanks to an eagle-eyed corncrake field worker, a farmer, a team of dedicated conservation experts and Cork's Fota Wildlife Park, here are nine of the luckiest corncrakes in the country. Pictures from CorncrakeLIFE/TraonachLIFE @CorncrakeLife</p>

outdoors

From Fanad to Fota — and back again — for the luckiest corncrakes in Ireland

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Fota Wildlife Park becomes first autism friendly attraction in Ireland

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WATCH: Fota welcomes birth of 'vulnerable' baby tapir and wants you to name it

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South American species found climbing over Cork Airport fence

news

State should back Fota, says Coveney

Hello, humble hedgehog

IT says something about a growing interest in nature and environmental matters when close to 200 people of all ages turn out on a winter’s night for a talk about the humble hedgehog.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2013

Fota says ‘Good Morning America’

Ireland’s wildest visitor attraction is hoping for a surge in American visitors after a quirky video clip of some of its inhabitants joining a fun-run was screened on a prime-time US television show.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2013

Culture, cookery and ceol to ring in Cork celebration

From crafts to cookery along with culture, craic, and ceol — that’s what the Ring of Cork has to offer.

Wed, 08 May, 2013