Closing Out the Year With Our 2024 Successes
Thank you for supporting your Houston Zoo in 2024! Every time you visit, you help support animals here at the Zoo and in the wild. As we close out the year and move…
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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Thank you for supporting your Houston Zoo in 2024! Every time you visit, you help support animals here at the Zoo and in the wild. As we close out the year and move…
Read MoreOn Monday morning, the Houston Zoo said goodbye to 44-year-old orangutan, Kelly, after she had been ill for several weeks. Kelly’s condition progressed to the point where medication could no longer provide enough…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Reveals Jaguar Cub’s Name Oh baby! Houston Zoo is excited to share the name of its baby jaguar—meet Rojo. He was named by Zoo supporters and friends, the Ames Family, who…
Read MoreEnjoy festive lights and cozy nights at TXU Energy presents Zoo Lights this holiday season! Zoo Lights is happening now through January 5, 2025 from 5:30-10:30 p.m., with last entry at 9:30 p.m. We’re…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Welcomes Baby Elephant The Houston Zoo has a BIG reason to give thanks this season. On Friday, November 15, at 3 p.m., 34-year-old Asian elephant Shanti gave birth to a healthy…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Welcomes Adorable Baby Jaguar The Houston Zoo’s jaguar family has grown by a few spots! In the early morning hours of Nov. 6 Vida, the Zoo’s female jaguar, welcomed a beautiful…
Read MoreLast month, our partner, Dr. Arnaud Desbiez, visited us from Brazil. He is the founder of Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres (ICAS). Arnaud’s teams lead both the giant armadillo and giant anteater…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Veterinarians Clear Endangered Sea Turtle for Safe Return Home In a remarkable journey of adversity, Boeier, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was able return to the warm waters of the Gulf…
Read MoreHouston 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…
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 19, Zoo Ball 2024 – Wing of Wonder presented by Phillips 66 rose vital funds for the Houston Zoo. At this year’s black-tie gala, a crowd of more than 825 Houstonians…
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