Wild days in Donegal

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I’ve just come back from a family holiday in County Donegal, and now I’ve come to write a review about the two zoos we visited there: Wild Ireland and Tropical World. It was Wednesday, the 5th of August, and my … Continued

Badger

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International name: Eurasian badger Scientific name: Meles meles Irish name: Broc Diet: Omnivore Size: 56-90cm Tips on how to find them: Burrows called setts have large, broad entrances and can often be found on the edges of woodland; dung varies depending … Continued

Bottlenose dolphin

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Scientific name: Tursiops truncatus Irish name: Deilf bolgshronach Size: 2.3-3.8m; males tend to be a little larger than females Diet: Carnivore Tips on how to find them: When looking out to sea, look out for a tall, sickle-shaped dorsal fin; a … Continued

Chough

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International name: Red-billed chough Scientific name: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Irish name: Cág cosdearg Diet: Omnivore Size: 40cm long Tips on how to find them: A rather distinctive crow when seen at close range, with a slender red bill and red legs; call is a … Continued

Common frog

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International name: European common frog Scientific name: Rana temporaria Irish name: Frog; Ioscán Length: 5-10cm Diet: Carnivore Tips on how to find them: The most widespread of Ireland’s three amphibian species; best found in areas with water, be it a pond, ditch … Continued

Common lizard

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Scientific name: Zootoca vivipara Irish name: Iaghairt bheobhreitheach Diet: Carnivore Size: 10-15cm Tips on how to find them: Lizards are small and are well-camouflaged against mosses and grass, so look carefully and scan potential areas; search between March and October, … Continued

Curlew

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International name: Eurasian curlew Scientific name: Numenius arquata Irish name: Crotach Size: 51-60cm Diet: Carnivore Tips on how to find them: One of Ireland’s most threatened birds, having undergone serious declines in recent years; can be found in most parts of the island in … Continued

Fulmar

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International name: Northern fulmar Scientific name: Fulmarus glacialis Irish name: Fulmaire Diet: Carnivore Size: 45-51cm Tips on how to find them: Resident year-round all around the Irish coast; plentiful on the east coast but more abundant on the west coast.

Fallow deer

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Scientific name: Dama dama Irish name: Fia buí Size: 1.3-1.6m Diet: Herbivore Tips on how to find them: The Phoenix park is perhaps the easiest place to see this species, the most widespread deer in Ireland.

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