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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.
Saturday May. 25, 2013 - Zoo Yoga
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9:15 am10:15 am

Children and parents will have fun getting fit as a family at the Zoo by stretching their bodies and minds with yoga! This beginner level class is open to children ages 4-10 and their parents.

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Saturday May. 25, 2013 - Spotlight on Species: Chimpanzees!
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10:00 am3:00 pm

On Saturday, Sunday and Monday May 25-27, join us at the chimpanzee exhibit in the African Forest this weekend for a very special Spotlight on Species, included in your Zoo admission.

Recycle your cell phone at the Zoo during this event and receive a special chimpanzee conservation bracelet.

You can visit our chimpanzee tool gallery, color a chimp mask, pose for a picture in our chimpanzee cutout, and more! Artwork created by our chimpanzees as well as other items will be for sale to raise money for chimpanzee conservation.

We’ll have two special Meet the Keeper Talks during this event – at 12:30 the chimps will receive special food items to fish for in their termite mound. At 2:30 we’ll have a chimp painting or training demonstration!

On Saturday, Sunday and Monday May 25-27, join us at the chimpanzee exhibit in the African Forest this weekend for a very special Spotlight on Species, included in your Zoo admission.

Recycle your cell phone at the Zoo during this event and receive a special chimpanzee conservation bracelet.

You can visit our chimpanzee tool gallery, color a chimp mask, pose for a picture in our chimpanzee cutout, and more! Artwork created by our chimpanzees as well as other items will be for sale to raise money for chimpanzee conservation.

We’ll have two special Meet the Keeper Talks during this event – at 12:30 the chimps will receive special food items to fish for in their termite mound. At 2:30 we’ll have a chimp painting or training demonstration!


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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.
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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