A jaguar in the Houston Zoo is on the mend after receiving surgery to heal a fracture in one of his legs. Tesoro, the 11-year ...

Located in Hermann Park and close to Houston's Museum District, the zoo is about 4 miles south of downtown. The zoo does not have its own parking lot; free parking is available in Hermann Park.

Parents can keep kids active and entertained for free this summer in Houston at spots like Discovery Green and the Houston ...

And early on Thursday morning the Houston Zoo’s younger elephants — namely ... Zoo officials announced Sunday that they would close the 55-acre park Sunday and Monday in anticipation of ...

The Houston Zoo said there will be a pumpkin arch at its Reflection Pool, a pumpkin tunnel made up of hundreds of pumpkin laters, a pumpkin tree and animal-themed pumpkins throughout the park.

birds at the Houston Zoo were kept in smaller cages in one of the oldest areas of the 55-acre site in Hermann Park. Birds of the World is the final animal exhibit supported by the Houston Zoo’s ...

Lisa Peterson, who has led San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2017, is leaving to take the president/CEO job at the Houston Zoo in June. Peterson has served as a senior vice president and executive ...

What's more, the park is also home to the Houston Zoo. U.S. News Insider Tip: Don’t underestimate Houston's heat and humidity in the summer (May to September). Visitors should take frequent ...

Zoo Lights at the Houston Zoo offer a festive ... and holiday-themed activities on Skylawn, a 5-acre rooftop park with views of Houston’s skyline. Texas Winter Lights at the Marriott Marquis ...

At the heart of Houston's Hermann Park, Tuesday's rare wintery landscape saw elephants roughhousing in the fresh powder and a flamboyance of flamingos clustered in their now-snowy outdoor habitat — ...