When the San Diego Zoo broke ground on the largest expansion in its history on July 29, 2015, an African crested porcupine and his trainer had the honor of taking the first dig, with guests (left to right) Conrad Prebys and Debbie Turner; Dan and Vi McKinney; and San Diego Zoo Global chairman Robert Horsman. Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks is a $68 million project that will transform eight acres of the Zoo and replace the 1930s-era grottos and enclosures that formerly made up Cat and Dog Canyon. What was previously a steep canyon will become a gently winding, ADA-accessible pathway that will lead guests through different types of African habitats, including a kopje rock habitat, Ethiopian highlands, acacia dry forest, West African rain forest, and a Madagascar habitat. There will be a 65-foot waterfall, funded by donor Ernest Rady, and a southern African coastline habitat for rock penguins, funded by donors Dan and Vi McKinney, along with homes for baboons, lemurs, African birds, dwarf crocodiles, and more.