A new female rhino has been adopted by Fota Wildlife Park in a bid to breed her with a male rhino.
The Cork zoo said that it plans to breed Indian Rhinos in the near future as part of the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme (EEP).
Park rangers are hoping Maya, the new female rhino, will get along well with the male bull Jamil.
Lead Ranger Aidan Rafferty said: “Maya is only here a few weeks but is already settling in incredibly well.
"The captive breeding of Indian Rhino involves careful selection and control of the genetics by a studbook manager - in practical terms we hope that this pair will get on very well together.
"So far the signs are good - while they have not been introduced to each other directly - they can see and smell each other across their neighbouring paddocks and they both seem to have a very healthy interest in each other."
