houston zoo

Hi, going on my first ever trip outside of my home state (california) for an event, will be staying in Houston for a few days and want to check out the zoo this Sunday. I won't have access to a car, was wondering if a local can please help give me an idea where the nearest bus stop or other...

The zoo will be closed Tuesday, January 21st due to a winter storm. Houston Zoo announces Tuesday closure ahead of winter storm

Visited on 6/29/24 Galapagos California Sea Lion Galapagos Giant Tortoise Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Humboldt Penguin Wortham World of Primates Ring-tailed Lemur and Madagascar Big Headed Turtle Black and Gold Howler Monkey Guinanan Toucanets Azure Winged Magpie Crowned Lemur and Coquerel’s...

Hello, I wondering if anyone had the 2014 or 2016 species list for the now closed Birds of the World building and the Fischer Bird Gardens, I didn't start doing a good job photographing signage until 2018, so I don't have many photos from 2016 and barely any from 2014. I am trying to add to my...

Hi, I'm going to be in Houston during the last week of May this year. Any nearby wildlife-related as well as must-see general recommendations other than the zoo, the HMNS and the Waugh Drive Bat colony? Moody Gardens = worth a visit? Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Ever since I discovered Houston Zoo's Master Plan, https://s28164.pcdn.co/files/Strat_Plan_Book_MF_3.20.20_Web.pdf I have been obsessed with looking at it and speculating what the zoo could look like in the future. So in anticipation for my visit to the Houston Zoo's Galapagos Islands, I thought...

I am going to the Houston Zoo's Galapagos Islands on opening day next week and plan to take lots of pictures. Is there anything in particular you guys would want me to photograph? I want to document this one-of-a-kind exhibit as best as I can and not miss anything important that might want to be...

I was chatting with a friend not too long ago about the Houston Zoo and some animal they used to have but no longer do. Koalas used to be in the now gone Red Panda enclosure a while ago, Hippos used to have their own Hippo House, they had a Snow Leopard in the now Cougar enclosure, Red Wolves in...

Hey all, I have a backlog of species lists for zoos and aquariums in the Houston area from when I was there in late April of this year. They might be a bit out of date, but hopefully they should be pretty accurate still. Here's my list for the Houston Zoo, one of my personal favorites. In total...

Between the two of them, Fort Worth and Houston have three adult Asian bulls in their facilities: Romeo, Colonel, and Thailand. Who is the largest? I'm guessing that Thai is the heaviest and Romeo is the tallest. Casey used to be in Fort Worth and he looked overweight.

The zoo’s female Ocelot (Geneveve), who arrived from Santa Ana Zoo last year, has begun introductions to their male Ocelot. The pair have a breeding recommendation and the zoo are hoping for kittens in 2021. In other news, the zoo welcomed the New Year on Facebook by announcing they’ve managed...

This exhibit holds a female green anaconda and has a glass divider in the corner allowing for viewing into the adjacent howler monkey and golden lion tamarin mixed species exhibit. It also has an underwater crawl space for guests to view the animal from down below.

The zoo has posted their 2020 agenda on their website: Building the Future, The Houston Zoo Complete: The Red Pandas have moved to the former Wombat/Aardvark exhibit connected to the bug house in the children's zoo.I'm hopeful this is temporary, as it's much smaller than their former exhibit...

The Houston Zoo has recently had two Masai Giraffe Calves born, this has had me intrigued about the herd at the Zoo. Does anybody know which giraffes currently reside at the zoo and where past giraffe calves have been transferred to?

I've decided that I've been in Texas too long to have not seen any of the AZA zoos near me. There's six within driving distance. San Antonio and Cameron Park (Waco) are both an easy day trip from me, but in opposite directions. The Houston Zoo and Moody Gardens and the Dallas Zoo and Fort...

Back in the late 90's/early 2000's, I seem to remember there being an exhibit with regular Alligators, and turtles? I may be wrong because I was young, but I can't seem to find anything that says where the exhibit may have been, if it was there. Can someone help me?