On our 2nd day in Ireland, Brian & Cath took us to FOTA wildlife Park, located at Cork, Ireland. It was a bright shinny day, superb for wildlife photography. I was looking forward to more big cats’ shots like lion or Tiger. Unfortunately, there were only Cheetahs. The fence was high enough to kept them from jumping outside, I could not get a clear shot of the cheetah.
We started to walk inside the park. As first we saw Ostrich, Giraffe. Then, we realised that Guanaco were left outside the fence. So, I asked my wife to get closer to the animals while I was a few meters away to take a picture. The Guanacos were safe for visitor to pet them. There were also, rare exotics animal such as, Black Swan, Sea- Eagle, but my most interesting ones was Red Panda.

This cutesy fluffy creature is called a Red Panda, usually found in outskirt of Himalaya and China. The Red Panda, were also called the Firefox or Lesser Panda. Is a mostly herbivorous mammal, specialized as a bamboo feeder. I was pleased I could see it in real life!


I wish I could adopted them and bring them home.

Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Small and highly gregarious.
Perfect photo for the squirrel monkey as I managed to get a back rim light behind it.

This is another type of monkey. I’m not sure either this is Colobus type, or Gibbon.
At 4pm we were lucky to watch a cheetah run show. The cheetah was to be fed but they had to chase a high speed cable that hook the food. This device makes the cheetahs work for their food by suspending it on a cable. The cable travels 10 feet off the ground, at approximately 65kph.
We witnessed how fast they can really run. I swear if one of these chase me, I won’t even been able to lift a foot before I get caught.

Group Photo, from left to right : Me, Nisa, Clarissa, Cath, & Brian

My wife, Nisa posing for the camera before we left the Park.