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Zoo Tube
If you were near a TV on November 23, 2012 you may have seen what an incredible job KPRC-TV did with their one-hour live special broadcast from TXU Presents Zoo Lights at the Houston Zoo. The special,...
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It wasn't always a Rice owl
As we’ve noted in previous posts and mentioned in last year’s special historical issue of the Houston Zoo’s member magazine Wildlife, the Zoo’s first director, Hans Nagel was a bit of a showman. And...
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Ride 'em Hans!
The maintenance and expansion of the Houston Zoo in the early 1920s has been characterized by one former Zoo facilities director as requiring an effort equivalent to the 12 tasks of Hercules. Fred...
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Sisters of the Skillet and other diversions
The Houston Zoo was a popular destination for Houstonians almost from the day it opened in 1922. As word of head zoo keeper Hans Nagel’s ‘showmanship’ began to spread, attendance steadily climbed....
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Werler's World
A Houston Chronicle op-ed on Sunday, February 10 included a bit of previously unknown history about the Houston Zoo and the late Zoo Director John Werler. Janice Van Dyke Walden’s op-ed (Camp Strake...
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There's a hippo on a what?
Over the Houston Zoo’s 90 years, we’ve answered many calls for assistance from law enforcement agencies and animal care agencies. The Zoo answers the call from our area sheriffs’ departments (Harris,...
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It's about to Get Wild: The Great Texas Birding Classic
For those of you that are already birders, you know what’s coming: ’tis the season to see unique, remarkable, and incredible birds as they migrate through the Texas Gulf Coast! If you’re not yet a...
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Stem Cell Therapy for Ivy the Black Leopard
Ivy the black leopard has been suffering from arthritis pain in her legs. With the help of Ingeneron, a Houston-area firm that specializes in regenerative cell therapy, Ivy has just received an...
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My, Do Our Babies Grow Up Fast!
It is hard to imagine that only a few weeks ago that the tiny toadlets pictured in these photos were tadpoles swimming in a tank! Our little toads have grown so fast! Though we typically raise our own...
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Why Do Babirusas Like Mud so Much?
Post written and video created by Joy Oria There’s a good chance when you see our babirusas they’ll be coated in mud. Unable to cool themselves by sweating or panting, babirusas, like other pig...
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