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News Blog, Posted November 17, 2022
Whose House? Coogs House!

Houston Zoo Welcomes Two Cougar Cubs Two cougar cubs, found alone in Washington state, have found a new home at the Houston Zoo. Shortly after sending out the word that the Zoo had…

News Blog, Posted July 23, 2022
Meet Animal Nutrition Keeper, Cortney

Meet Cortney, one of our Animal Nutrition keepers. She knew she always wanted to work with animals in some capacity and has worked in a variety of animal departments before ending up in…

News Blog, Posted July 16, 2022
Fact or Fiction – World Snake Day

This World Snake Day, we’re committed to clearing up those myths you may have heard about snakes and helping to save snakes locally through positive opportunities to learn about and see snake species…

News Blog, Posted June 22, 2022
Zoo Celebrates Insect Week with Rare Rainbow Stag Beetles

For the first time in Zoo history rainbow stag beetles successfully hatched in the Houston Zoo’s Bug House. The rare beetles are native to Australia and New Guinea and their name comes from…

News Blog, Posted May 13, 2022
Happy 50th Birthday to Cheyenne!

One of our female orangutans, Cheyenne, is turning 50 today! She was born in 1972 at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the age of 21, she arrived to…

News Blog, Posted May 11, 2022
Don’t Worry, Be Capy – Times Two

Double the cuteness at the Houston Zoo! Two healthy capybara pups were born April 11 to first-time mom, Squirt, and dad, Rio. The brother and sister have been named Bruno and Pepa after…

News Blog, Posted April 13, 2022
Hand-raising a Mindanao bleeding-heart dove

The Houston Zoo is proud to have successfully raised a Mindanao bleeding-heart dove! The chick hatched on February 12, 2022. When the egg was first laid, its parents were not incubating it properly,…

News Blog, Posted August 24, 2021
Winnie’s First Night Out

Legacy Community Health has a long history of caring for the greater Houston community, including the youngest members through their pediatric care. Over the next year, the Zoo is collaborating with Legacy to…

News Blog, Posted July 7, 2021
A Committee of Vultures Arrive at the Zoo

Six endangered vultures, whose population in the wild is steadily declining, have been brought to the Houston Zoo. The committee of vultures, a term used to reference a group of vultures, consists of…

News Blog, Posted November 12, 2020
Nova and Luna Turn One!

Our adorable clouded leopard cubs, Nova and Luna, are celebrating their first birthday today! Read more about what they’ve been up to for the past year and more below. This dynamic duo has…

News Blog, Posted July 31, 2020
A Second Chance for Two Sea Turtles

Two green sea turtles are now back to swimming in the bay! On Friday, July 31, the Houston Zoo and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the sea turtles in Christmas Bay after providing…

News Blog, Posted March 1, 2020
Houston Zoo Elephant Herd Growing By One

The Houston Zoo is expecting a HUGE delivery this spring–a baby elephant. Asian elephant Shanti is pregnant, and after a two-year gestation, the 29-year-old elephant will give birth this spring. Shanti is one…

News Blog, Posted January 2, 2019
The Zoo Crew Experience

April 6, 2016, I received an email that would change the way I would spend my summers for the next three years. I had been accepted into the Zoo Crew program and the…

News Blog, Posted September 25, 2017
Pen Pals to Save Okapi: Camera Trap Conservation

Written by Mary Fields and M’monga Jean Paul In the last pen pals blog, Jean Paul told us why he thinks zoos are great for conservation. In this blog, we will be learning…

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