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Houston Zoo Welcomes Endangered Eastern Bongo Calf It’s a boy! The Houston Zoo has welcomed an eastern bongo calf to its herd. Bongos are one of Africa’s most endangered antelope species with an…
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Houston Zoo Welcomes Endangered Eastern Bongo Calf It’s a boy! The Houston Zoo has welcomed an eastern bongo calf to its herd. Bongos are one of Africa’s most endangered antelope species with an…
Read MoreRediscover Your Houston Zoo this Summer Season As Houston’s temperatures rise, the animals at the Houston Zoo are cooling down with the help of innovative enrichment created by their dedicated care teams. This…
Read MoreDear Houston, I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new President and CEO of the Houston Zoo, stepping into an exciting chapter for our beloved institution. I feel deeply honored to lead an…
Read MoreHouston Zoo’s Patriarchal Pachyderm Celebrates 60th Birthday This Father’s Day weekend Houston Zoo is celebrating its largest papa pachyderm. On Monday, June 16, Asian elephant Thailand, affectionately known as Thai, turns 60 years…
Read MoreJaguar Tesoro Resting and Recovering After Surgery Houston Zoo is cheering on its 11-year-old male jaguar, Tesoro, as he begins his long road to recovery after sustaining a serious leg injury. Tesoro fractured…
Read MoreJaguar Tesoro Resting and Recovering After Surgery Houston Zoo is cheering on its 11-year-old male jaguar, Tesoro, as he begins his long road to recovery after sustaining a serious leg injury. Tesoro fractured…
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to share that two of our longtime conservation partners, Dr. Farina Othman and Dr. Olivier Nsengimana were honored last week in London as award recipients by the Whitley Fund for Nature.…
Read MoreJust by visiting Houston Zoo, you are helping save animals in the wild, like the Attwater’s prairie chicken (APC) and Houston toad. There are 16,000 species classified as endangered, including these two that…
Read MoreThe Houston Zoo announced today that Lisa Peterson will become its next president and CEO, effective June 2, 2025. Peterson brings more than 27 years of executive experience, primarily in hospitality. Since 2017,…
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