Houston Zoo guests are now able to see the "mini-zoomies" of the zoo's newest baby, a Baird's tapir born in late July.

The Houston Zoo completes its $156 million centennial campaign with a new $18.9 million facility. HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo marked the end of its $156 million centennial campaign with the completion ...

F rom life-size dinosaurs at the Houston Zoo to two nights of live music at Miller Outdoor Theatre, this weekend features a range of activities across the city. Here's a look at Houston's top events.

Baird’s tapirs are an ancient group of animals known as "Living Fossils." They are related to the primitive horse and ...

The Houston Zoo hosted 900 participants from the 2025 Genuine Cup for a day of discovery and celebration. HOUSTON — The ...

The Houston Zoo is paying homage to the Galápagos Islands’ wildlife with a newly opened exhibit, which is the first-of-its-kind in the world to focus on the archipelago’s unique animals.

In the early morning hours of the day after the U.S election, a baby jaguar was born at the Houston Zoo. Vida, the zoo’s female jaguar, gave birth to a yet-to-be-named male cub on Nov. 6. A ...

The Houston Zoo is celebrating International Day of Friendship by highlighting inspiring animal friendships, such as Nelson ...

Houston Zoo welcomed soccer athletes with disabilities and their families for special access tours, exhibits and ...

The zoo announced the birth Wednesday, saying the babies were born on May 29. Parents, Genoveve and Jack, came to the Houston Zoo in the hopes they would breed.

The Houston Zoo opened in Hermann Park in the 1920s and acquired its first ghost just two decades later. The adventurous, German-born lion-tamer Hans Nagel was the institution’s first zookeeper.