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StatusAlertWe're re-doing the macaw enclosures near the front entrance to make them even nicer for the birds and for our guests to see them! Please pardon our mess.
The new naked mole rat exhibit in Natural Encounters is nearing completion!
Something new is coming to our Children's Zoo in place of the prairie dog exhibit. Stay tuned for details.
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.
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.
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.
10:00 Elephant Bath at the Elephant Barn
10:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Madagascar big-headed turtle in the 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 Story Safari at the Butterfly Stage in the Children’s Zoo
11:00 Natural Encounters: Tortoise Encounter at BEC Lawn
11:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Hoofstock
11:30 Cow Chat at the Cow Yard in the Children’s Zoo
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Bears
11:30 Natural Encounters: Red Panda Keeper Talk
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Aquarium
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: Gerbil Encounter at Indoor Drylands
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
2:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds of the World
3:30 Natural Encounters: Meerkat Keeper Talk
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at the Pied Tamarins and Cotton-topped Tamarins in Wortham World of Primates
4:00 Natural Encounters: Bat Cave Keeper Talk