{"id":160007,"date":"2024-02-14T16:38:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=160007&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-02-14T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:38:51","slug":"beloved-giraffe-maria-dies-of-old-age-in-kitakyushu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/beloved-giraffe-maria-dies-of-old-age-in-kitakyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Giraffe &#8220;Maria&#8221; Dies of Old Age in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria, a 20-year-old female netted giraffe housed at Itozu no Mori Zoological Park in Kitakyushu, died on February 8. The park reported that Maria had been unstable on her feet on February 7 and received immediate care from veterinarians and keepers. However, she was found dead the following morning. A post-mortem examination suggested old age as the likely cause of death. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itozu-zoo.jp\/info\/2024\/02\/12321.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Itozu no Mori Zoological Park<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/rkb.jp\/contents\/202402\/202402130148\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_giraffe-itouzu-no-mori-rkb_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C791&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beloved Giraffe &quot;Maria&quot; Dies of Old Age in Kitakyushu\" width=\"1400\" height=\"791\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_giraffe-itouzu-no-mori-rkb_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_giraffe-itouzu-no-mori-rkb_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_giraffe-itouzu-no-mori-rkb_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_giraffe-itouzu-no-mori-rkb_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria, a 20-year-old female netted giraffe housed at Itozu no Mori Zoological Park in Kitakyushu, died on February 8. The park reported that Maria had been unstable on her feet on February 7 and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":160015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-160007","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/160007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}