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News Blog, Posted May 13, 2020

The Houston Zoo has a wide diversity of turtles from around the world, and we’re working hard to ensure turtles are protected in the wild. To do that, we rely on a few…

News Blog, Posted May 8, 2020

We hope you enjoyed going behind the scenes with our Bird department on today’s Facebook Live! The Houston Zoo is home to over 200 species and 800 individual birds from all around the…

News Blog, Posted May 7, 2020

The Asian elephants at the Houston Zoo are hard to miss. Their location in the Zoo, their size, how they interact with their young – it all helps to make these incredible animals…

News Blog, Posted April 27, 2020

In the early hours of April 10, a male Schmidt’s red–tailed monkey was born to mother Njeri and has been named Peter Rabbit in honor of Easter weekend. Peter is being hand-raised by keepers and veterinary staff members after the infant could no…

News Blog, Posted April 24, 2020

We hope you enjoyed today’s Facebook Live–sharing with you the amazing array of pollinators, and how you can help attract them to your yard or patio. A pollinator is anything that helps carry…

News Blog, Posted April 21, 2020

We hope you had a chance to (virtually) experience our newest exhibit earlier today, the Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands. You likely heard about (or even saw) the local animals that started to…

News Blog, Posted February 29, 2020

1:00 p.m. Update: The Zoo is open today, Saturday, Feb. 29, and back to normal operations, including food services. 9:00 a.m. Update: The Houston Zoo will open Saturday, Feb. 29, however due to…

News Blog, Posted February 25, 2020

Each year, February marks the start of the Houston Toad breeding season. If you were to walk by the toad building during the evening you would hear the very loud chorus of trills…

News Blog, Posted December 31, 2019

Cheers to 2019! This year has been very special for the Houston Zoo. We opened our Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands exhibit, welcomed several new additions to our Zoo family, had one-of-a-kind events…

News Blog, Posted October 7, 2019

This week, we brought the KPRC 2 team on a one-hour flight to the Rio Cuiabá and Rio Três Irmãos in Porto Jofre to look for a few more “giants” the Zoo is…

News Blog, Posted September 9, 2019

Enrichment for animals can improve the animals’ environment and care based on their natural instincts. Enrichment Day allows you to help us enhance our animals’ daily lives. The Houston Zoo now has an…

News Blog, Posted August 13, 2019

News Blog, Posted August 9, 2019

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.” – Mufasa In…

News Blog, Posted May 24, 2019

Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands at the Houston Zoo opened to the public today, Friday, May 24, just in time to kick off Memorial Day Weekend. The Texas Wetlands brings together three native…

News Blog, Posted May 1, 2019

We love our Members. Their incredible support allows us to make a difference to animals both locally and all over the world. This month, we’re spotlighting a family of Zoo Members that deserve…

News Blog, Posted April 22, 2019

Do you ever wish you could throw back some of your favorite brews and save wildlife? Well raise your glass, because for the second year in a row you will be protecting animals…