The Fort Worth Zoo focuses on conservation and education, in addition to dazzling thousands of kids each year. Here are some of recent updates on work going on at this Fort Worth institution. Jabulani ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the birth of the first female Asian elephant calf since 2013. The 36-inch-tall, 250-pound calf was born at 3:36 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2025, and the zoo kept it under wraps ...

The Fort Worth Zoo announced a new addition to its elephant herd: A female Asian elephant calf. The calf was born on Aug, 18 standing 36 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, the zoo said in a news ...

Not one, but two African lion cubs were born at the Fort Worth Zoo over the summer. The cubs were born to mother, Saba, and father, Jabuani, on June 29, but were just announced by the zoo this week.

The Fort Worth Zoo was in the news again in July as it celebrated another conservation success, with the hatching of critically endangered gharial crocodiles. Our zoo is more than a place for kids to ...

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating another conservation success with the hatching of critically endangered gharial crocodiles for the third year in a row. Zac Foster, supervisor of ectotherms, stands ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two lion cubs, a male-female sibling pair born June 29, to mother Saba and father Jabulani. These little cubs, named Imara and Tamu ...

The Fort Worth Zoo’s new baby elephant now has a name, after the public cast more than 18,000 votes for their favorite. The female Asian elephant calf born on Aug. 18 will be named Lady Bird, a ...

The Fort Worth Zoo moved 12 lesser flamingo chicks from its nursery to the facility’s adult enclosure in May 2025. Lesser flamingos are a near-threatened species due to impacted habitat. From ...

Will it be "Birdie," "Susie" or "Rosie?" The voting has begun as Fort Worth Zoo seeks help coming up with a Texas-themed name for its new baby elephant. The zoo welcomed the not-so-tiny baby female ...