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StatusAlertIf you're heading to the Zoo this weekend, we expect it to be busy. Take the METRORail to avoid traffic delays!
Red pandas will be off exhibit through May 30 due to renovations.
Saturday and Sunday April 20 and 21, celebrate Earth Day with us and learn how protecting our environment helps protect wildlife. All Earth Day activities are included with your paid Zoo admission. Earth Day is FREE for Zoo Members! We will have plenty of activities, crafts, music and more to make this Earth Day memorable!
See the Earth Day Event Webpage and Find Out More
Lions, tigers, and bears…oh my! Join Easter Seals Greater Houston at the Houston Zoo for our 2nd Annual Walk With Me event on Saturday, April 20, 2013! View giraffes, elephants, and more, as we venture along a 5K or shorter Family Fun Walk to raise awareness and resources for Easter Seals Greater Houston and its programs.
Following the Walk, we will continue the celebration with free live music, children’s activities, and food. After the event, all participants are welcome to stay and enjoy the Houston Zoo for the remainder of the day!
To participate in this event, register on the Easter Seals website. Find out More on the Easter Seals Website
Meet our Carnivore Keepers when they demonstrate the safe way of camping and hiking in bear country during their fun and humorous skits. Come and join us for Bear Awareness Day on Saturday April 20th from 10 to 3 and learn how you can help not only save bears but the Earth as well.
More information about this fun event
10:00 Elephant Bath at the Elephant Barn
10:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Reptile House
10:30 Fruit Bat Feeding at the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
11:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Rhinos in African Forest
11:00 Story Safari at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Aquarium
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Lion window
12:00 Zooper Challenge at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
12:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Chimpanzees in African Forest
1:00 Meet the Keeper at River’s Edge Exhibit
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Sea Lions
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Elephants
2:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
2:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Giraffes in African Forest
2:00 Meet the Keeper Talk on the whip scorpion at swap shop in the Children’s Zoo
2:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds of the World
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Patas in Wortham World of Primates
4:00 Animal Encounter: Three Banded Armadillo at the Desert Exhibit