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Check out the newest happenings at the Zoo and what’s coming up.
Remember that tiny Coquerel’s Sifaka infant that was born on January 28th? Well, Julius is growing by leaps and bounds! When he was born, he weighed only 96 grams (3.4 ounces). He is now a whopping 394 grams (13.9 ounces)!
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We are often asked (very often) how to get a job as an animal keeper working at the Houston Zoo. Learn about what it takes and how you can come closer to your dream job working at a zoo!
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We are all quite delighted with the appearance of our baby ring-tailed lemur, as Howie very much needs a playmate these days. He has been trying to wrestle with mom and dad lately and they are not all that enthused about his hijinks, particularly when he hangs off their tails and swings like a trapeze artist.
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Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Houston Zoo employees who contributed to the Staff Conservation Fund, our own Lisa Marie will be traveling to the Painted Dog Zimbabwe field site to assist in training for staff members there.
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What do you get for Easter for the animal that has everything? An egg, of course! Recently, Houston Zoo volunteers and staff were busy with newspaper, glue, and paint, creating more than 50 paper mache Easter eggs for our animals to explore and enjoy.
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Visit the Reptile & Amphibian Building to meet our Malay, or False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii). It is a highly endangered crocodilian that once ranged throughout much of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Borneo, West Java and possibly Vietnam; preferred habitat appears to be tropical swamp forests. Read more…
Recently, the Houston Zoo had a fantastic opportunity to add a male sea lion to our current sea lion family of two females, Cali and Kamia. The male, a 9 year old named Rockie, was located at Sea World in San Antonio and seemed to be a perfect match for our group. Read more…
NBA superstar Yao Ming visited the Zoo to talk to students about his work with conservation and the organization WildAid. 12 year old guest blogger Carolyn Jess gives her perspective on the visit. Read more…
Pygmy marmosets. Those cute little monkeys found in South American rainforests. The tiniest on the planet. Wouldn’t it be just adorable if they had babies? Why yes, it would… Read more…
Following an aggressive course of treatment since mid-March, it is with a deep sense of loss and profound sadness that the Houston Zoo reports that Yao, a 7 week old Masai giraffe calf has lost a valiant battle against a life threatening bone infection. Read more…
Our flamingos have been patiently waiting a much needed upgrade to their habitat. After months of planning and construction, these beautiful birds are back and loving it! Find out what it took to get everything in order. Read more…
Melissa Talamantes is one of the hard working interns at the Zoo. She has a passion for wildlife and specifically enjoys Texas wildlife. Read Melissa’s latest blog on local Texas wildlife with a focus on the Ocelot. Read more…
At the Houston Zoo, we schedule regular exams for our animals to be sure they are happy and healthy. During one of our exams for our Madagascar big-headed turtles, we discovered that two of the females had eggs! The two females laid a total of 33 eggs, which have been taken behind the scenes to be placed in an incubator and cared for. Read more…
Maximus, known to everyone as Max, is the official elephant barn dog at the Houston Zoo. A handful of zoos around the country boast having barn dogs, and while we’re not sure how this unlikely pairing began, we are happy to continue the tradition! These animals can help hone training techniques, help with herding, and provide companionship. Read more…
Red is a member of a group of toads that we refer to as the Leon county toads, which were collected and head-started from an egg strand that was found in Leon County, Texas. Unfortunately, we were unable to release this group of toads the year they were collected and they have been with us at the zoo ever since. Now, 3 years after the eggs were originally found, these toads may finally have an opportunity to be released back into the wild! Read more…
We are proud to announce that we have a new Sifaka addition to the primate family! The infant is the son to mother Zenobia and father Gaius. Coquerel’s sifaka are an endangered lemur from the island of Madagascar, where deforestation is getting worse every year. Read more…
Renovations are being made to our mole-rat exhibit! Soon the naked mole-rats will have an exhibit area near the bat cave in Natural Encounters, and the Damara mole-rats will return to a new and improved exhibit in their current area. Read more…