New bear habitat opens at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Visitors of the Philadelphia Zoo will get to see its new home for endangered bears beginning on Thursday.

The Francis J. Carey Bear Country opens to the public at 11:30a.m.

The $25 million facility includes upgraded habitats, indoor and outdoor den spaces, and a new Zoo360 trail for bears to explore.

Carey Bear Country is the zoo's largest project in more than a decade.

It will help enhance its animal care program.