SANTA BARBARA ZOO’S SUPERSTARS… are legion, and so lovable, too. We’ll even call them a little legendary: Monty the Humboldt penguin, a true social media darling, was featured in “Monty’s Marvelous Adventures,” a children’s book that debuted in 2020. Now there’s another incredible contender for the “ultimate Santa Barbara Zoo star,” and she just made her darling debut at the end of May 2025. Ruby the Red Panda recently made the move to the American Riviera animal park from the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, New York. Ruby’s address update falls under the important work of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan, with a hope that she and her habitat mate Raj will one day become parents to some…..