Bring Your Sweetheart to Meet our Sweethearts

February is the month for romance. From cuddling in the chill of winter to the celebration of Valentine’s Day, romance is in the air.

Join us for our special Sweetheart Safari or just come on out for a visit with your special someone. Roll down your windows, snuggle up and have fun.

Evidence of Romance at Fossil Rim

Baby Cheetahs
As evidence that romance has been in the air for a while down here, we have lots of baby cheetahs. Seven in fact. You might be lucky enough to see them running and playing with their mothers and each other, or making their first attempts at climbing. It is a rare sight indeed to have this many visible so close together. Don’t miss out.

Special Note: Fossil Rim can now claim 107 births at Fossil Rim since our first litters were born in 1986. Our cheetahs go to other AZA accredited institutions to breed and become education resources for years to come.

Inkosana which means first-born son in Zulu

Introducing Inkosana our newest baby rhino
This photo was taken by C.C. from the Fort Worth Zoo Education Department. Isn’t he adorable?

While Inkosana isn’t on the drive through, he may sometimes be seen on a behind-the-scenes tour. We did get to see him out with mom last week just running, skidding in the dirt and having a great time.

Rhinos are extremely endangered and we are so thrilled to have this little guy with us. We’re very fortunate to be experiencing great success with our rhino breeding programs with the white and black rhinos. Stay tuned for a future issue where we will bring you an update on world-wide rhino conservation efforts from Dr. Robin Radcliffe, who was in Sumatra last fall conducting rhino research.

Gnu Residents

Ever Heard of a P. Horse?
Just before you drive by our vet clinic you might see an animal you have not noticed out here before. This is a male Przewalski’s aka P. horse, who came to us from the San Diego Wildlife Park.The Przewalski’s is the last true wild horse in the world.
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Local Scene

With 1200 Animals to Care for Grass Fires are a HUGE concern.

With all the wildfires that have been occurring lately we have had several questions of “what happens to the animals in case of fire?”

It can be quite a problem with around 1200 animals in our care. Luckily at Fossil Rim we have 5 pastures. We have fire breaks cleared to prevent the spread of wildfires and we have a pump truck on site so that we can get a good start on putting out a fire even before the local fire department can get here.

Plush Room Grand Opening!

On Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m., we will be celebrating the opening of our new edition to the Nature Store, a Plush Room.

To help us celebrate we will have Walter Wharton, a wildlife wood carver demonstrating his talents in the foyer of the Nature Store, Our new program "Animal Tales" a monthly reading in the plush room and a ribbon cutting ceremony to begin at 11am.

Many thanks to Joe & Jean Westover, Carolyn Shapiro, Karen Travino, Freida Carter, Pat Zipper and Support Services for all their hard work in making this room a great space for our new plush pals.