{"id":168028,"date":"2024-12-18T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T04:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168028&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T04:57:46","slug":"new-lion-joins-itouzu-no-mori-park","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/new-lion-joins-itouzu-no-mori-park\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lion Joins Itouzu no Mori Park in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itouzu no Mori Park in Kitakyushu welcomed a new lion, a 7-year-old female named Koma, from African Safari in Usa City, Oita Prefecture. Koma, known for her timid and gentle demeanor, arrived on December 17 and is currently acclimating to her new environment. She replaces the previous female lion, Rai, who passed away in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park now has two lions on display again, with public viewing set to begin once Koma adjusts. Staff expressed hope for community support as Koma settles in. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itozu-zoo.jp\/info\/2024\/12\/13692.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itouzu no Mori Park<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_itouzu-lion_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Lion Joins Itouzu no Mori Park in Kitakyushu\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_itouzu-lion_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_itouzu-lion_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_itouzu-lion_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C858&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_itouzu-lion_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C643&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itouzu no Mori Park Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Itouzu no Mori Park in Kitakyushu welcomed a new lion, a 7-year-old female named Koma, from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168028","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168028","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\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}