A Cheeky New Baby is Born
Houston Zoo Welcomes First Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon It’s a Houston Zoo first! A male northern white-cheeked gibbon was born on May 30 to first-time parents Ting and Max. This is the first time…
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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Houston Zoo Welcomes First Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon It’s a Houston Zoo first! A male northern white-cheeked gibbon was born on May 30 to first-time parents Ting and Max. This is the first time…
Read MoreElephant yoga? Really? Yes! Our comprehensive elephant well-being program at Houston Zoo includes daily exercises for our entire herd. This program is a part of both mental and physical care for our 12 pachyderms…
Read MoreBaby Okapi Makes Public Debut at Houston Zoo Sylvester, the okapi meets Sylvester, the Mayor. The one-month-old male calf was named after Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner. The name Sylvester means “forest dweller” which…
Read MoreMeet Houston Zoo’s Bird-Saving Campaign Committee! Dominica Bruni, Elyse Chu, Bryce Cruise, Alessandra Fernandez, Herbert He, Maya Ortiz, Rachael Rivas, Annie Watts, and Jake WolffWe are a group of teens in the Zoo…
Read MoreWhooping Crane Day takes place on May 28 each year to celebrate the world’s rarest crane species. At one time, their range extended across much of North America. Unfortunately, overhunting and habitat loss…
Read MoreOn Sunday, our beloved Houston Zoo family member Peter Riger, VP for Conservation and Education, lost his year-long battle with cancer. When Peter joined Houston Zoo in 2004, we were just starting to…
Read MoreThe Houston Zoo is proud to partner with Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) to protect critically endangered black rhinos in Namibia. Poaching is still one of the biggest threats to rhinos…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Celebrates Springtime Baby Boom The Houston Zoo is kicking off Mother’s Day weekend with some new faces. Marvin, an eastern bongo, was born to mom Lily and dad Bobby. Bongo calves…
Read MoreHouston Zoo Celebrates Springtime Baby Boom The Houston Zoo is kicking off Mother’s Day weekend with some new faces. Marvin, an eastern bongo, was born to mom Lily and dad Bobby. Bongo calves…
Read MoreHouston Zoo president and CEO, Lee Ehmke welcomed staff and board members from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund to the Zoo recently. Fossey Fund president, CEO, and chief scientific officer, Dr. Tara Stoinski…
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