The Dallas Zoo welcomed its newest pachyderm into the family on March 31, 2009. Gypsy, a 27-year old female African elephant arrived at the Dallas Zoo from a private facility where she had spent years traveling for entertainment programs. Gypsy will spend the next several months getting acclimated to her new surroundings. She will share her new home with elephants and other African wildlife in the new 10-acre Giants of the Savanna habitat, scheduled to open next year.