Located in Hermann Park and close to Houston's Museum District, the zoo is about 4 miles south of downtown. The zoo does not ...

Giant Galapagos tortoises are among the animals featured in the Galapagos Islands exhibit at the Houston Zoo, which opened to the public Friday, April 7, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Ortiz) As word got out ...

Jose Altuve is a nine-time All-Star and a member of two World Series-winning teams with the Houston Astros. Altuve has become a popular name in the city ...

As people across the Houston area enjoyed a "once in a generation" winter storm Tuesday, so did some of the animals at the Houston Zoo. While some of the animals elected to stay warm inside enclosures ...

The Houston Zoo Lights opens Friday Nov. 22. This year, every night of the attraction, there will be quiet paths between attractions for kids who get overstimulated. Then, on December 2nd, that will ...

The Houston Zoo is mourning the loss of Zamir, a zebu who spent his entire life at the zoo after being born there more than two decades ago. Zamir lived all 21 years of his life at the Houston Zoo, ...

Police are investigating possible vandalism at the Houston Zoo after workers discovered that someone had deliberately cut a four-inch gap in the mesh that covers a habitat for brown pelicans. The ...

The Houston Zoo announced the newest member of the African giraffe subspecies after the mother gave birth during the weekend. The male Masai giraffe named Tino was born 160 pounds and six feet tall in ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is elevating animal health care for its senior animals. It's doing that with a brand new CT scanner ...