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I'm beating a dead horse here but please, stop speculating. Stop acting like something is known when it's really not. Other major zoos, like Columbus, call their leopards "African" when they aren't. Importing a different species years ago doesn't mean they'll be importing now. Wait until there's actual proof of that happening.
 
Out if curiosity who holds Amur leopard in Texas?

Doesn't El Paso?
 
StoppableSan said:
They do have banners on the construction fence heavily advertising African leopard, and if they went through the time and effort to import striped hyena from South Africa, chances are they'll do the same for African leopard. Amurs wouldn't stand a chance in the Texas heat, and they're gunning for *a* leopard species.
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Meanwhile, Phoenix is dead-set on displaying Amurs in an even hotter part of the US. I'll be genuinely impressed if Fort Worth actually promises on the African Leopards, but I'll believe it when I see it.
 
PSO said:
Out if curiosity who holds Amur leopard in Texas?

Doesn't El Paso?
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El Paso's died a few years ago. The only places in Texas with any leopard, publicly anyway, are In-Sync Exotics (4 animals) and Capital of TX Zoo (3 on USDA from June 2022, haven't confirmed).
 
Blackleopard207 said:
I was looking into the upcoming Predators exhibit for the zoo and found the species that are going to be housed in this exhibit. And overall quite a rare collection of predators.

Asian Predators
Malayan Tiger
Striped Hyena
Clouded Leopard

Hunters of Africa
African Lion
African Leopard
Cheetah
African Wild Dog


Also, are the Grant’s zebras returning?
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This has been discussed before but African Leopard is unlikely. Yet again we should not speculate and African Leopards while exciting for some of y'all, would do little to help the AZA carnivore populations. The wild dogs are already on site and I expect several more species to return in the coming month or two. As well their should be about 5 aviaries with a variety of birds from Asia and Africa although the species are not fully set from what I understand (African Pygmy Falcon are being temporarily held in the bird area for the complex though).

Zebras will not return as the zoo has little space for hoofstock and I doubt they would want to mix them into the savannah exhibit. Especially with prioritization of a large giraffe herd in that space.

Also the website people keep referring to and the associated site plan is outdated. A new site plan has been posted to this site before and while the species have not changed, some of the exhibits have been altered.
 
nczoofan said:
As well their should be about 5 aviaries with a variety of birds from Asia and Africa although the species are not fully set from what I understand (African Pygmy Falcon are being temporarily held in the bird area for the complex though).
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Before they took the sign down, the other birds mentioned were lesser bird-of-paradise, red-crowned crane, Storm's stork, and satyr tragopan.
 
Ggrarl said:
Before they took the sign down, the other birds mentioned were lesser bird-of-paradise, red-crowned crane, Storm's stork, and satyr tragopan.
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A few weeks ago I saw Lesser Bird-of-Paradise in the small exhibit at the end of the Australian area.
 
 
nczoofan said:
This has been discussed before but African Leopard is unlikely. Yet again we should not speculate and African Leopards while exciting for some of y'all, would do little to help the AZA carnivore populations. The wild dogs are already on site and I expect several more species to return in the coming month or two. As well their should be about 5 aviaries with a variety of birds from Asia and Africa although the species are not fully set from what I understand (African Pygmy Falcon are being temporarily held in the bird area for the complex though).

Zebras will not return as the zoo has little space for hoofstock and I doubt they would want to mix them into the savannah exhibit. Especially with prioritization of a large giraffe herd in that space.

Also the website people keep referring to and the associated site plan is outdated. A new site plan has been posted to this site before and while the species have not changed, some of the exhibits have been altered.
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Would you be so kind as to repost the most current plans, please? The is a forum, not a chat where important posts can be flagged in a sidebar so it easy to lose new data, especially if you only check in once a month or so (hi, it me.)
 
Nile Hippo Expert said:
The 1:0 Asian Elephant calf that was to Romeo and Belle on February 23rd has been named "Travis" after William B. Travis, and breaking the zoo's tradition of B names for baby elephants.

cbsnews.com/texas/news/fort-worth-zoo-names-new-baby-elephant/
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Come on, "Barret" and "Buck" were right there, staring them in the face.
 
I was checking the map of the new expansion and when I zoomed in I noticed this line "Future Ibex exhibit" the zoo had Nubian Ibex years ago and I don't think I've heard anything about ibex returning to I wanted to check to see if this is news to everyone or i've been blind this whole time. As the next phase of expansion is forests which ibex don't fit into.2023-04-04 (2).png
 

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I was checking the map of the new expansion and when I zoomed in I noticed this line "Future Ibex exhibit" the zoo had Nubian Ibex years ago and I don't think I've heard anything about ibex returning to I wanted to check to see if this is news to everyone or i've been blind this whole time. As the next phase of expansion is forests which ibex don't fit into.View attachment 614533
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I think its been noted in the past, but personally given the ibex status in AZA zoos I highly doubt they will be back. Also thats an older plan, the leopard area has been reconfigured on later plans.
 
On May 6th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) longhorn cow named Tabasco was born which is now on exhibit in Texas Wild.

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On April 12th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) western lowland gorilla named Ramses turned 52, which makes him the oldest silverback gorilla in the world.

We’re celebrating a very special birthday – and major milestone – today! Ramses turned 52 years old today, making him the oldest silverback in the world.... | By Fort Worth Zoo | Facebook

On April 24th, the zoo announced they bred and released (0.0.718,553) Houston toad tadpoles and eggs into the wild, which is more in a single year than the previous years combined.

We’re celebrating a milestone spring with the release of 718,553 endangered Houston toad tadpoles and eggs – more in a single year than previous years... | By Fort Worth Zoo | Facebook

On May 4th, the zoo announced they bred and released (0.0.55) Louisiana pine snakes into the wild.

Warmer temperatures might mean we see more snakes out and about … but there’s one snake you’re unlikely to see – the Louisiana pine snake. We are proud... | By Fort Worth Zoo | Facebook
 
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