Animals get hot, too! That's why the Houston Zoo's animal care team developed some innovative activities to keep them cool as ...

Kim Baumgartner, a senior elephant keeper, leads Thai, an Asian elephant as he goes through his range of motion exercises at ...

Hurricane season starts Sunday, and making last-minute preparations for a hurricane - from scrambling for emergency supplies to frantically trying to secure pets - can turn your household into a zoo.

With the hot and humid temperatures fully in effect, some of the animals at the Houston Zoo are finding creative ways to cool ...

Houston offers a variety of attractions to explore this summer, from water parks to the zoo and museums. Here's where to go ...

These guys are going to need some really big mats. Elephants at the Houston Zoo have been keeping limber by taking up one of the latest human crazes — yoga. Each day, all of the zoo’s 12 ...

The radiated tortoise is the oldest animal at the Houston Zoo. He has been with his partner, Mrs. Pickles, since she arrived in 1996. The mom and hatchlings are doing fine. By McKenna Oxenden The ...

The Houston Zoo. Whitmire thinks admission at the zoo costs too much. He's also questioning the salary of zoo CEO Lee Ehmke, who made more than $605,700 in 2022, according to the Houston Chronicle ...

Slow and steady, Mr. Pickles. A tortoise in Texas has become a first-time dad at 90 years old, the Houston Zoo announced last week. Mr. Pickles is a radiated tortoise who is the oldest animal ...

Houston Zoo officials are investigating possible vandalism after an enclosure at the brown pelican habitat in the Children’s Zoo was deliberately cut. Keepers noticed a 4-inch gap in the mesh of ...