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If 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.

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.
Thursday Dec. 6, 2012 - Wild Wheels
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9:15 am10:15 am

Enjoy an adventure in the wild outdoors with your infant or toddler as we explore the habitats of the world. We’ll meet outside the front entrance by the gift shop and “stroll” together through a particular part of the Zoo. Our trek will conclude with a touchable animal encounter and a hand or footprint craft to take home. Individuals and parent groups welcome!

Get your tickets for Wild Wheels at the gate the morning of the program.
Members: $9 per child, adults are free

Non-Members: $22 per child (includes 1 adult admission)
$9 per additional child
$13 per additional adult

Thursday Dec. 6, 2012 - Natural Encounters and Reptiles Closing Early at 4:30 p.m.
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4:30 pm

On December 6th, the Natural Encounters building and the Reptiles and Amphibians building will close early at 4:30 p.m. for private events.

Thursday Dec. 6, 2012 - Zoo Lights
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6:00 pm10:00 pm

Zoo Lights November 23rd through January 5th
For this special night-time spectacular, the Houston Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland, filled with brilliant displays of colorful lights and festive holiday music.

Learn More

Zoo Lights November 23rd through January 5th
For this special night-time spectacular, the Houston Zoo will be transformed into a winter wonderland, filled with brilliant displays of colorful lights and festive holiday music.

Learn More


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Zoo Map
Need help getting around the Zoo? Print this handy map and bring it with you, or just take a look at it.
View the Zoo Map

Zoo Keeper Talks Schedule
TIMES ARE UPDATED EVERY MORNING

Saturday, May 25, 2013

10:00 Elephant Bath at the Elephant Barn
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 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds
11:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Sea Lions
11:30 Tiger Training Window
12:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Tamarins in Wortham World of Primates
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 Meet the Keeper: TXU Chill-Out Otters
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Sea Lions
1:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Birds
2:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Clouded Leopards
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
2:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Chimpanzees in African Forest
3:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Elephants
3:00 Meet the Keeper Talk at Otters in the Children Zoo
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Rhinos in African Forest
3:30 Meet the Keeper Talk at Orangutans in Wortham World of Primates
4:00 Natural Encounters Meet the Keeper: Meerkat Exhibit