Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork has announced the birth of a male Indian rhino calf.
The new addition was born on 13 July to mother Maya and father Jamil.
He is the second Indian rhino to be born in Ireland, and second born at the wildlife park.
The park is now inviting visitors to help name the new rhino calf.
Entries can be submitted at a collection point at the park’s Serengeti Shop until 13 September.
The winner will receive an annual pass to Fota Wildlife Park.
The park is encouraging submissions that reflect the species’ native range and cultural heritage.
The Indian rhinoceros, also known as the greater one-horned rhino is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with an estimated 4,000 remaining in the wild.
The new addition was born on 13 July to mother Maya and father Jamil
It is the largest of Asia’s three rhino species. There are five surviving rhinoceros species remaining, with two species native to Africa and three to Asia.
The new arrival comes during a period of great conservation breeding success at the wildlife park with the births of critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs, a Nubian giraffe, endangered Asian lion cubs, a François’ langur monkey and the near-threatened European bison calves.
There was also the birth of the first white-tailed sea eagle fledgling in a decade, a bird species that was once extinct in the wild in Ireland.
Watch: Indian rhino calf born at Fota Wildlife Park
Senior Ranger Liam McConville said: “We were all absolutely delighted when Maya gave birth on the 13th of July to a very healthy calf after the gestation period of over 16 months.
“This is Maya and Jamil’s second calf, and because Indian rhino births are so rare in zoological organisations, both in Europe and around the world, it’s one we’re incredibly proud to celebrate.
“We’re also the only zoological park in Ireland where visitors can see this remarkable species, making this birth even more special.”
Maya was born in Rotterdam Zoo and is 13 years old. She came to Fota Wildlife Park in early 2020.
Jamil is also 13 years old, and was born in ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in the UK. He came to Fota Wildlife Park in June 2015.
Both rhinos weigh two tonnes each.