Fort Worth Zoo
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Voted the No. 1 zoo in North America by USA Today and home to 7,000 animals, The Fort Worth Zoo aims to strengthen the bond between humans and the environment.
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Listen up! 🔊 Lady Bird has something to say! 🐘 📸: Keeper Gabby
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The Zoo earned its stripes – not once, but twice! 🐯🐯 Join us in welcoming the littlest pair of critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs –– Barani and Malu! The births represent a lot of firsts for the Zoo, as these two girls are the first Sumatran tiger cubs born in Fort Worth Zoo history, the first cubs born in the renovated Predators of Asia & Africa tiger habitat, which opened in 2023, and the first tiger cubs of any species born at the Zoo in nearly two decades. There are fewer than 650 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, primarily due to habitat loss and deforestation, making these births especially important for the species' conservation. The renovated habitat allowed the Zoo to renew its conservation focus for this species. The Zoo participates in a cooperative Sumatran tiger breeding program with other North American zoos to ensure a genetically diverse, healthy population of this subspecies, which the two new cubs will contribute to. Born on July 1 to first-time mother Ndari and father Rakan, these sisters have spent the past 12 weeks growing and bonding with mom behind the scenes, while keepers keep a close eye on their growth and development – which includes milestones like learning to jump, play, run and climb. As the first cubs born in the new habitat, zookeepers want to be sure Barani and Malu are big and strong enough to navigate their public habitat. The Zoo is hopeful the cubs will make their public debut shortly. Keep an eye on our social channels and website for more updates!
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Splish, splash! Rakan is taking a bath! 🐅💦 Rakan gets some behind-the-scenes bath enrichment time as his habitat gets a good cleaning! This is part of Rakan’s indoor habitat that is used when he spends time inside away from the main habitat, so keepers find fun ways to provide him with enrichment – like this bath! 📸: Keeper Meg
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Meet our new little bundle of quills! 🫶 The Zoo welcomed a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine, or porcupette, in the early morning hours of Friday, March 27 to mom Piper and dad Quilliam. Our teeny porcupette is bonding with mom, sleeping most of the day, nursing well and already growing its first quills! 🥹 This little one weighed about a pound at birth and is already growing and gaining weight quickly — now about the size of a loaf of sandwich bread. 🍞 Our prehensile-tailed porcupines are ambassador animals here at the Zoo, meaning they are not in a publicly visible space. However, there are a few different ways you might get to meet them (although not this littlest one just yet!), sign up for a Zoo education program, Quills & Thrills behind-the-scenes experience or attend a Stage Show, where they may make an appearance!
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Bruno is taking a spin (or really, lots of spins, licks and toe taps) in the water hose! 🌀💦🤣 It’s a hot one, but our keepers are always finding creative ways to keep our animals cool while providing engaging enrichment. Bruno, our three-year-old Western lowland gorilla, is making quite the splash in the water hose & trust us, it keeps getting better until the end! 🤣 📸: Keeper Tina
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Wiggly little lizards! 🦎 Each day, our dedicated staff carefully and gently weigh every Texas horned lizard hatchling to track and monitor their growth and development. These tiny lizards - just 1 to 2 weeks old - are growing now in preparation for their release this fall!
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An entry from Sam Houston’s baby diary: his very first swim! 🥹🌊 Before making his debut in the public habitat, Sam Houston and his mom, Bluebell, took a few swims in one of the behind-the-scenes pools. The shallow water helped him get used to using his trunk in the water, while also helping Bluebell feel more comfortable with him around the pool. 💙 Safe to say … we may have a water baby on our hands. 👀 📸: Keeper Gabby
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The otter boys discover ✨ land swimming ✨ 📸: Keeper Cynthia
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🐻💦 Water bears … indoor edition! Our juvenile bears, Cinnamon and Raisin, can’t seem to get enough pool time on-habitat. Plus, they have their very own pool inside, too! Whenever they head to their behind-the-scenes spaces for naps, habitat cleaning, meals or inclement weather, they still have a place to splish and splash! Clearly, one cub is bringing the calm while the other is bringing the chaos. Classic siblings! 🤣 📸: Keeper Cynthia
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Cheetah self-care spotted! 🐆 Like most cat species, cheetahs spend a good chunk of their day grooming and have special adaptations just for it! Their tongues are covered in tiny hook-shaped bumps called papillae that are designed to remove dirt, insects and loose fur, leaving them with a clean, sleek coat. 🛀 For cheetahs, grooming is also social! In this video captured by Keeper Lorenda, our brother duo is participating in social grooming which helps them both stay polished while strengthening their bond. 🤎
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SURPRISE — we’re seeing double! 🦒🦒 Two weeks ago, we shared that the Zoo welcomed a female giraffe calf and that our friends at the TODAY Show were helping us pick her name … but the evening following that announcement, we welcomed a SECOND female calf! 🥹💕 Born just 13 days apart, the girls share the same dad, Apollo, but have different moms — Kala welcomed the first calf, and Acacia welcomed the newest little one. And now, they're both out on habitat with the herd! After spending time bonding with their moms and meeting the rest of the giraffe herd behind the scenes, our adorable duo has officially made their African Savanna debut (with a little soft launch yesterday 🤭). We're also excited to share that TODAY has officially announced the winning name for Kala's calf: Kumi! Kumi is Swahili for "10," honoring the fact that she is Kala's 10th calf. We're still finalizing a name for Acacia's little girl, but she's already easy to spot! Acacia is a Rothschild's giraffe, while a majority of our herd is made up of reticulated giraffes. She passed along a bit of her unique patterning to her calf through the darker brown coloring on her lower legs. We've affectionately nicknamed them her "shin guards" since she arrived during the Summer of Soccer in DFW. ⚽️🦒 We can't wait to watch these two girls grow up together — and now you can, too! 🥰
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BOCCE BICYCLE KICK HIGHLIGHT REEL 🎥⚽️🏆 One last match deserves one more appearance from our very own Argentine soccer superstar. 🇦🇷Our favorite southern three-banded armadillo, Bocce, is back to show off his footwork before today’s Spain vs. Argentina championship. ⚽️🎉 We can’t say if he’s been studying film, but we also can’t rule it out. We’ll let his skills speak for themselves. Bring home the cup, Bocce! 👏🏆
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Meet our new bundle of baby boy joy — Sam Houston! 🩵🐘 We’re thrilled to share that the Zoo welcomed a healthy male Asian elephant calf to mom, Bluebell, in the early morning hours of April 1. The calf’s father is Romeo, making him a full sibling to 3-year-old Travis and half-sibling to 8-month-old Lady Bird and 4-year-old Brazos. Weighing in at 285 pounds and standing 36 inches tall at birth, this not-so-little one is the largest calf in Zoo history. Keeping with our tradition of Texas-themed names for Zoo-born elephants and noting his remarkable size, Sam Houston’s name honors one of the state’s most iconic figures and represents strength and a lasting legacy. And the best part is … beginning TODAY, guests can see Sam Houston in the main habitat at Elephant Springs daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (afternoon naps are still a must for little Sam Houston!). More to come on him later! 🩶
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