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Friday, November 1st

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

  • 2:00 pm
    Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
  • 2:00 pm
    Goat Yard
  • 2:30 pm
    Rainforest Exhibit
  • 3:00 pm
    Ring-Tailed Lemurs
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Hippo-Awesome-Mus News
November 1, 2024

Houston Zoo Welcomes Male Pygmy Hippo Moo Deng, who? There’s a new face at the Houston Zoo. A four-and-a-half-year-old, 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus, moved to Houston from San Francisco as part of a…

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