Popular wildlife park welcomes first Irish-born Indian rhino

The first-ever baby Indian rhino was born in Ireland at Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, last month (September 19).

The rare species is one of three Indian rhinos to be born in any zoo worldwide this year and there is only 3,300 thought to be living in the wild.

The unnamed male calf is settled at the park alongside his mother Maya who was born in Rotterdam Zoo and father Jamil who came to Fota from the UK in 2015.

The Indian rhino, which is distinguishable by its one horn, is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation.