The Fukuoka City Zoo has admitted over 880,000 visitors in fiscal 2013 and is fast approaching the 900,000 mark. Coinciding with its 60th anniversary last August, the Zoo opened new leopard and sun bear facilities in September, and these have proven popular. The Zoo is now preparing to accept Chachamaru, a male lion born last May at a zoo in Kitakyushu, and this new addition expected to attract even more visitors. Chachamaru is set to arrive on 3/18 and will be unveiled to the public on 3/21. If the Zoo tops the 900,000 visitor threshold, it would be the first time it has done so since 1993. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 3/13
