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On Thursday May 23, The water play park will open late at 1 p.m. and the Tropical Bird House will open late at noon.

Red pandas will be off exhibit through May 30 due to renovations.

Every Day at the Zoo This Summer
Each day we have more than a dozen Meet the Keeper Talks. Check out today's schedule!

From May 25 through Labor Day, explore our special exhibit LEGO Animals Assembled: A Safari Built with LEGO Bricks, presented by Fiesta.

Keep cool during your next visit as TXU Energy presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo.
Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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2:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.

Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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3:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.

Sunday Jan. 20, 2013 - Peter and the Wolf Live Performance
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4:00 pm

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!

The classic children’s symphony, Peter and the Wolf, is coming to the Houston Zoo!
On Sunday, January 20, ROCO and the InterActive Theater Company will present three performances of the children\’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the Brown Education Center Auditorium.
The story, whose original intent was to \”cultivate musical tastes in children from the first years of school,” still delights and entertains. An ensemble of ROCO musicians will play Prokofiev\’s composition while actors from InterActive Theater Company narrate and act out the story. These performances will be part of a program that promotes understanding of Wolf Conservation.
The performance is free of charge for Zoo visitors. Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis.


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Zoo Map
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Zoo Keeper Talks Schedule
TIMES ARE UPDATED EVERY MORNING

Thursday May 23, 2013

10:00 Elephant Bath at the Elephant Barn
10:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Komodo dragon
10:30 Fruit Bat Feeding at the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
11:00 Story Safari at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Natural Encounters: Snake Encounter at Indoor Rainforest
11:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Hoofstock
11:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Eagle exhibit in the Children’s Zoo
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Clouded Leopards
11:30 Meet the Aquarium Keeper at the Piranha Exhibit in Natural Encounters
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 Natural Encounters: Bat Training at the Cave
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Sea Lions
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Elephants
1:30 Natural Encounters: Armadillo Encounter at Drylands
2:00 Natural Encounters: Parrot Encounter at Indoor Rainforest
2:00 Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
2:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Giraffes in African Forest
2:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds of the World
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Tamarins in Wortham World of Primates
3:30 Natural Encounters: Tamandua Encounter at Indoor Rainforest
4:00 Natural Encounters: River’s Edge Keeper Talk