The Woodland Park Zoo community continues to grow with babies being born to the dozens of critters that call our Zoo home!
The Baby Lemurs welcomed last March to first-time mom, Sally, now have names. The names are from the Malagasy language, from the country of Madagascar where the red ruffed lemurs originated. The three babies are named:
- Alina (uh-LEE-nuh) which means ‘night’
- Kintana (kin-TAW-nuh) which means ‘star’
- and Lanitra (law-NEE-truh) which means ‘sky’
At this time, as is common with new babies, the gender remains unknown. The triplets, and their mom, remain behind the scenes at the Zoo where they can bond and learn. According to Zoo staff, the three babies are thriving and bouncing everywhere, sometimes up to distances of two feet. The three are climbing and playing, and sampling foods like blueberries. They currently weigh between 2 and 2.1 pounds. Woodland Park Zoo has a video where those who cannot wait to see the three baby lemurs in person can watch them on YouTube (click here.)
Red Ruffed Lemurs appear nowhere else in the wild outside of the island of Madagascar. The very social creatures communicate with one another through voices and smells. Red Ruffed Lemurs are critically endangered and breeding of the creatures, in safe environments like Woodland Park, helps extend the health and diversity of the species. Every visit to the Zoo helps support the conservation and preservation of the animals in the wild.
Woodland Park Zoo offers a safe, outdoor experience for visitors from 9:30a – 6p (summer hours,) with tickets now being sold for timed entry, for control on the ability of everyone to stay socially distant. Learn more at Zoo.org/visit (click here.)
Woodland Park also offers, during the summer, the ZooTunes concert series, which supports the work of caring for the animal population. More tickets to ZooTunes will go on sale on June 4th, for the newly added shows on:
- Sunday, July 25th – Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio with the Marshall Law Band
- Wednesday, July 28th – The Dip
- Sunday, August 15th – Damien Jurado with Black Belt Eagle Scout
Partnered with KEXP, the Zoo is excited to bring a unique and locally-focused concert season to the meadow. As with everything, the Zoo is determined to keep everyone safe, so there will be changes to the 2021 concert season, to avoid the transmission of COVID-19. Check out the safety measures, as well as the other artists appearing, on the Woodland Park ZooTunes webpage (click here) and find the link to the ETix website for purchasing tickets – before they sell out!