Predators of Asia & Africa, the Fort Worth Zoo’s newest habitat, opened to the public Thursday. For the first time since November 2020, visitors can see the zoo’s lion pride, including male lion Jabulani.
The habitat includes seven species of carnivores — including the clouded leopard, Sumatran tiger, striped hyena, cheetah and African leopard — as well as 25 different exotic bird species.
A Sumatran tiger walks along the rocks of his habitat at the Fort Worth Zoo on Tuesday, June 20, 2022. The Fort Worth’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa opened on June 22, marking the finalization of the third phase of a $130 million four-stage expansion. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Cheetahs rest in their habitat at the Fort Worth Zoo on Tuesday, June 20, 2022. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Hatch, an African leopard, licks a block of ice while cooling off in his habitat at the Fort Worth Zoo on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Jabulani, the Fort Worth Zoo’s male lion, roars while in his new habitat on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Jabulani and two female lions returned to the Fort Worth Zoo for the opening of Asia & Africa on June 22. The lions had been staying at the Abilene Zoo for a little over two years while the expansion took place. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Three of the four African painted dogs run around their habitats at the Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa on Tuesday, June 20, 20-22. The exhibit features seven species, including African lions, cheetahs, Sumatran tigers and more. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Hatch, one of the two African leopards at the Fort Worth Zoo, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. African leopards and clouded leopards are the two new species never before seen at the Fort Worth Zoo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Visitors crowd the glass viewing area as Jabulani watches from his new habitat at The Fort Worth Zoo on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Fort Worth residents Teresa and Greg Hart hold their children Winston, 1, left, and Luella, 2, up to the glass to catch a glimpse of the lions at the Fort Worth Zoo on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
The lion habitat at the Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa features a safari bus with viewing windows into the habitat. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
An African pygmy falcon at the Fort Worth Zoo on Tuesday, June 20, 2022. The Fort Worth’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa features 25 species of birds. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
A cheetah comes up to the window of its habitat during the grand opening of the Predators of Asia & Africa expansion at the Fort Worth Zoo on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
A clouded leopard at the Fort Worth Zoo on Tuesday, June 20, 2022. The Fort Worth’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa opened on June 22, marking the finalization of the third phase of a $130 million four-stage expansion. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
African painted dogs rest in the shade of their habitat, complete with water feature, at the Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa on Tuesday, June 20, 20-22. The exhibit features seven species, including African lions, cheetahs, Sumatran tigers and more. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
The lions habitat can be seen from above at the Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Jabulani, the Fort Worth Zoo’s male lion, walks the rocks of his new habitat on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Jabulani and two female lions returned to the Fort Worth Zoo for the opening of Asia & Africa on June 22. The lions had been staying at the Abilene Zoo for a little over two years while the expansion took place. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
A hyena at the Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit, Predators of Asia & Africa, on Tuesday, June 20, 20-22. The exhibit features seven species, including African lions, cheetahs, Sumatran tigers and more. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
African leopards Hatch, left, and Carolina in Fort Worth Zoo’s new exhibit Predators of Asia & Africa will feature seven species, including African lions, cheetahs, Sumatran tigers and more. The opening of the exhibit marks the finalization of the third phase of a $130 million four-stage expansion. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist that produces daily and documentary videos. Before moving to Fort Worth in 2018, she spent 11 years telling the stories of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. She is a native of Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University.
