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Today’s Schedule

Monday, August 11th

Schedule updated each morning before we open at 9 a.m. Meet the Keeper Talks are sponsored by CenterPoint Energy Foundation.

  • 9:30 am
    Birds of the World
  • 10:30 am
    Masai Giraffes
  • 10:30 am
    One Ocean Aquarium
  • 11:00 am
    Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
  • 11:30 am
    Elephant Cow Yard
  • 11:30 am
    Lions
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Tiny Tapir, Big Personality
August 8, 2025

Meet Houston Zoo’s Newest Animal South America’s Pantanal at the Houston Zoo just got a whole lot cuter after welcoming a baby Baird’s tapir. A female calf was born overnight on July 23…

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