{"id":1482399,"date":"2026-02-20T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1482399"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:41:58","slug":"zoo-has-new-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1482399","title":{"rendered":"Zoo has new additions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1482400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>CALDWELL  \u2014 Two red-ruffed lemur pups were born on Valentine\u2019s Day at the Caldwell Zoo, marking the first successful birth of the critically endangered species in the zoo\u2019s history, zoo officials announced Friday. According to our news partner KETK, their 4-year-old mother, Kintana, arrived at Caldwell Zoo in April 2025 from the Woodland Park Zoo. She was later introduced to Junior, the father, who has lived at Caldwell Zoo since 2017 after arriving from St. Augustine Alligator Park.<\/p>\n<p>Red-ruffed lemurs are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Zoo officials said the birth marks an important milestone in ongoing conservation efforts to protect the species.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this being the first birth of this species ever recorded at Caldwell, the mammal team couldn\u2019t be more thrilled,\u201d said Scotty Stainback, curator of mammals. \u201cConsidering the threats they face in the wild, every birth is a big deal.\u201d<br \/>\nThe zoo said it may be some time before guests can see the pups on exhibit, as the family is being given time to rest and bond and to ensure Kintana has everything she needs to care for them.<\/p>\n<p>Caldwell Zoo said it will provide updates on the pups\u2019 progress and announce a public debut date as they continue to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALDWELL \u2014 Two red-ruffed lemur pups were born on Valentine\u2019s Day at the Caldwell Zoo, marking the first successful birth of the critically endangered species in the zoo\u2019s history, zoo officials announced Friday. According to our news partner KETK, their 4-year-old mother, Kintana, arrived at Caldwell Zoo in April 2025 from the Woodland Park Zoo. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1482399\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Zoo has new additions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":1482400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-200x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1482399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-07 14:19:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/02\/LEMURMINE-200x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1482399"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1482540,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482399\/revisions\/1482540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1482399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1482399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1482399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}