Bear necessity: Red panda cub in search of name

The race is on to see what will follow ROG, Bressie and Zedward as the name to be bestowed on the latest arrival at one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.

Bear necessity: Red panda cub in search of name

Ahead of Saturday’s International Red Panda Day, Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has revealed a red panda cub made its grand arrival in June, becoming just the second to be born in the park in 21 years.

The three-month-old cub — whose sex has yet to be determined — was, until this week, inside a panda house with its mother, but has now begun to venture outside to be seen by visitors to the park.

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