Animal enthusiast, Cartoonist, Photographer, Writer
Includes odd-toed and even-toed ungulates.
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
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.
Scientific name: Babyrousa celebensis Length: 85-110cm Origin: Asia (Sulawesi) Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Overhunting by humans, deforestation Zoos I have seen them: Chester Zoo, London Zoo Interesting fact: Although babirusas were, until 2002, considered a single species, Babyrousa babyrussa, that … Continued
Scientific names: Bison bison (American) and Bison bonasus (European) Size: 1.8-2m for the American bison, 1.8-2.2m for the European bison Origin: North America and Europe respectively Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Near Threatened (both species) Threats: Overhunting, loss of habitat to agriculture Zoos I … Continued
Scientific name: Choeropsis liberiensis Origin: Africa (mostly Liberia) Size: 1.5-1.75m Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Deforestation, poaching for bushmeat Zoos I have seen them: ZSL London Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting fact: Dublin zoo may have been the … Continued
Scientific name: Equus ferus przewalskii Origin: Asia Size: 2.2-2.8m long Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Hybridisation with domestic horses; historically hunting and habitat loss Zoos I have seen them: Highland Wildlife Park, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes. … Continued
Scientific name: Okapia johnstoni Size: 2.5 meters long Origin: Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo) Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Deforestation, poaching for its meat and skin Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, London Zoo, Chester Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting … Continued
Scientific name: Ceratotherium simum Length: 3.7-4m Origin: Africa Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Near Threatened Threats: Poaching for the horn, climate change Zoos I have seen them: Dublin, Paris, Blair Drummond Safari Park Interesting fact: Apparently, the white rhino derives its name … Continued
Scientific name: Tapirus indicus Origin: Asia Size: Up to 2.4m Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Loss of forests to agriculture, including palm oil plantations; hunted for meat Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp, … Continued