Come and see all our animals at The Curragh's Wildlife Park. You can expect to see large cats, birds of prey, primates and family favourites such as Meerkats, Penguins and Red Pandas.
Come and see all our animals at The Curragh's Wildlife Park. You can expect to see large cats, birds of prey, primates and family favourites such as Meerkats, Penguins and Red Pandas.
Although native to East Africa, they have been widely introduced to other parts of the world.
These handsome geese are one of the highest-flying species of bird in the world.
Iconic nocturnal birds, which are now rare in Britain.
People used to think these geese hatched from barnacles because no one had ever seen their nests.
These handsome owls are from the Indian subcontinent, where they are often persecuted because of superstitions which regard their presence as an ill omen.
Longer than its body, a spider monkey's prehensile tail acts as a fifth limb.
The black swan is the national emblem of Western Australia.
These critically endangered lemurs are particularly known for their loud choruses of roaring and shrieking.
Highly intelligent and social, these birds are very good mimics.
Related to the horse and the rhinoceros, tapirs have been around for 35 million years.
If cornered, the porcupine turns and charges backwards to stab its attacker with its quills.
The world’s largest rodent, the capybara is actually a close cousin of the familiar guinea pig.
Flamingos feed by holding their heads upside down in the water and using their unusual beaks to sieve tiny plants and animals from the water.
Nicknamed the 'hog-nosed raccoon', coatis have a long snout that can rotate 60 degrees in any direction.
The smallest type of swan in the world.
The survival of these highly intelligent monkeys is not yet threatened because they are adaptable and happy to live alongside humans.
This flightless bird from Australia is the second-largest bird in the world. It can run at high speed!
The Eurasian lynx is an original native of the British Isles.
Most cats hate water, but fishing cats are good swimmers and will jump into the water to catch fish!
These beautiful birds are now common across Australia and are sometimes regarded as pests.
The only primate adapted to feed on papyrus reeds.
One of the world’s largest flying birds, the great white pelican is awkward on land but graceful in the water and the air.
The rhea is built for speed and can reach speeds of up to 40mph!
The guanaco is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic llama.
The Humboldt penguin is a South American penguin living mainly in the Pinguino de Humbold National Reserve in the North of Chile.
In ancient Mayan civilisation, the King vulture was thought to carry messages between man and the gods.
These tiny antelopes are named for the 'dik-dik' sound they make when fleeing from danger.
Kookaburras are named after their distinctive call which resembles a person chuckling.
These parrots are known for their gentle natures – avoiding squabbles with other parrots.
One of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 2 to 3 inches at maturity.
Milder mannered than many other species, Mediterranean Tortoises are a very personable little tortoise.
This charismatic animal is actually a type of mongoose.
Often mistaken for a small deer, the mara is actually a rodent, sometimes known as the Patagonian cavy.
Native to southern Asia, these extremely adaptable birds are now common in many parts of the world.
Named because of the yapping noise they make, prairie dogs are actually ground-dwelling squirrels that live in the prairies and open grasslands of North America.
These sleepy, fluffy pandas are more akin to raccoons than to giant pandas.
These brightly-marked turtles are called sliders because they slip in and out of the water easily.
Wallabies are built to travel long distances at high speed, with long tails for balance and strong legs for jumping.
Just as striking and distinctive in appearance as its close cousin (the black and white ruffed lemur), the red ruffed lemur is also in critical danger of extinction.
These large South American rodents have an amazingly good sense of hearing, enabling them to hear ripe fruit falling from trees far away!
These charismatic primates are found only in Madagascar and pre-date monkeys in the timeline of evolution.
The smallest member of the squirrel family, the wild chipmunk can be seen scampering through tree tops making a high-pitched “chip chip” noise.
The Silvery Gibbon is only found on the island of Java in Indonesia. These vocal apes live in close-knit family groups in the tree canopy of tropical rainforests.
The world’s smallest otter!
This large tropical owl is unmistakable because of its distinctive eye marking.
Highly social and intelligent, squirrel monkeys are amongst the most playful of all primates.
A large goose with a breeding range from inland Mongolia, northern China and southeastern Russia.
Whooper swans have been seen flying at 8,000 metres, at a speed of 86 mph, in temperatures of minus fifty degrees Celcius!
The name of the yellow mongoose comes from the colour of its coat, which can actually vary from yellow to grey.