The Houston Zoo announced that its baby jaguar now has a name. Zoo supporters who placed the winning bid to name the cub ...

When Kirby was born on Nov. 15, people were initially fascinated by her wide eyes. The zoo said the trait is perfectly normal ...

Kelly, a 44-year-old orangutan who spent decades at the Houston Zoo, died this week after being ill. The Houston Zoo said her ...

Kelly nearly reached the age of the Houston Zoo's former longest-living resident, an orangutan named Rudi Valentino who died ...

Animal enthusiasts can set the date now for a holiday Cameo, a personal video greeting, from a special guest courtesy of the ...

The Houston Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals and it is the second most visited zoo in the U.S. Exhibits range from the African Forest, which features rhinos, zebras and giraffes, to the new ...

Kirby the Baby Elephant refers to a baby elephant named Kirby at the Houston Zoo who went viral on TikTok in late 2024.

"Newborn elephants, like Kirby, are born with their eyes open," Rob Barnardy, elephant curator at the zoo, told Chron. "This is because an elephant calf needs to keep up with their herd quickly.

The Texas zoo said 34-year-old Asian elephant ... The 314-pound calf was standing just six minutes after her birth (Houston Zoo) Shanti had been pregnant for 21 months. Pachyderms, like elephants ...

The Houston Zoo Lights opens Friday Nov. 22. This year, every night of the attraction, there will be quiet paths between attractions for kids who get overstimulated. Then, on December 2nd ...