Visitors to the Houston Zoo in the coming months will see changes to several habitats.

One of Central Texas’s newest treasures — a new baby Orangutan — had its name and gender revealed on Saturday (Jan. 10, 2026) ...

As Houston prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup next June, the Houston Zoo is joining the excitement with a new trophy sculpture. The zoo shared photos of a FIFA-themed sculpture on Facebook, ...

Pounds of fish and other meats, romaine lettuce, bales of hay keep the zoo’s 5,000 animals well-fed and healthy throughout the year, according to the zoo's website. These animals – including elephants ...

Baby tapir Ume adorably boops the camera with her snoot. Investigators seize luxury goods over alleged fraud MLK Day out, Christmas Eve in? All Trump’s holiday changes. Jimmy Kimmel chokes back tears ...

Under muggy, rainforest-like skies and a little drizzle on Saturday, the San Antonio Zoo officially opened Congo Falls, a state-of-the-art, 2-acre habitat that reintroduces gorillas back to the zoo ...

There are several locations across the Houston-area where you can go to see Christmas light displays. You can drive through neighborhoods known to have elaborate Christmas lights or visit locations ...

Today we discuss a creature that’s very close to my heart, the Baird’s tapir. It’s an enormous, elephant-nosed, whistling, puddle-pooper. What’s not to love? Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is known ...