Construction on the 3.5-acre Simmons Hippo Outpost at the Dallas Zoo has begun. The immersive waterhole habitat will include a giant underwater viewing area. The exhibit is scheduled to open in spring of 2017 and will be the first major exhibit since the award-winning Giants of the Savanna that opened in 2010.
The Simmons Hippo Outpost campaign was funded solely with private donations. A $5 million grant from the Harold Simmons Foundation launched the project.
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