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Legacy Community Health has a long history of caring for the greater Houston community, including the youngest members through their pediatric care. Just like the quality healthcare Legacy provides, our animal care teams…
Read MoreAs freezing temperatures continue through the weekend in Southeast Texas, some people start to ask, “How do the animals at the Zoo handle the cold?” That answer starts with a lot of preparations.…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Experts Rally to Save Extraordinarily Small Infant On Jan. 15, 2022, the primate keepers at the Houston Zoo found a surprise waiting for them when they approached the Goeldi’s (pronounced “gell-dees”)…
Read MoreGalápagos Islands Opening Early 2023 Supply chain issues have caused a shortage of materials around the world, and the Houston Zoo has been impacted as well. The Galápagos Islands exhibit will now open…
Read MoreTraining and Surgery Together Save Sight Nine-year-old great horned owl, Roxie, has recovered from cataract surgery performed recently to save her sight. The retired ambassador animal was observed squinting her right eye and…
Read MoreThis holiday season, give animals in the wild the gift of a little more room to roam. For the past five years, the Houston Zoo is helping keep waste out of landfills by…
Read MoreHappy holidays from our herd to yours! Thank you for supporting the Zoo throughout the year and helping us save animals in the wild. Below are some of our successes we’d like to…
Read More2021 Zoo Crew Scholarship Recipients Every year, the Houston Zoo Teen Programs honors several exceptional teens from our Zoo Crew program with a $2,000 scholarship. Recipients are chosen based on their dedication and…
Read MoreIt’s nine o’clock on a Tuesday in December. Children run along the sidewalk playing with light-up toys, their parents strolling along behind them sipping hot chocolates that may or may not have a…
Read MoreJust like the quality healthcare Legacy Community Health provides to its younger patients in the Houston community, our animal care teams provide extraordinary care to the animals at the Houston Zoo, including the…
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