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Here's what's new at the Houston Zoo.
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| Van Gogh or Our Goats? One of the popular attractions at the McGovern Children's Zoo is the contact area, also known as the petting zoo. On any given day, children can be seen with their parents petting and brushing the Children's Zoo's friendly goats.
Some of those goats are engaging in an entirely new behavior - they have learned to paint! Find out which goats have been trained and see their pictures HERE:
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Come See the Dinosaur Train Movie Here at the Houston Zoo! Saturday, August 20 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. You're invited to a special screening of everyone's favorite dinosaurs as they make their way to the city for Dinosaur Big City, a one-hour DINOSAUR TRAIN movie. The movie airs on August 22 on HoustonPBS/Channel 8, but you can watch it two days early at the Houston Zoo! We're having three screenings of this fun kid's movie in the air-conditioned Brown Education Center. This special screening is FREE with your Zoo admission! Seating is limited, and first come, first served, so be sure to get there early. Click HERE for more info! |
| Behind-the-Scenes Tours! Have you ever been kissed by a sea lion, fed a meerkat mob, or seen what it takes to feed over 6,000 animals? These are just a few of the exciting things that could happen on a Behind-the-Scenes tour at the Houston Zoo. Visit our website for all the details! |
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Mountain Gorilla News
Our partners at the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project have some very exciting news as they move six captive orphaned Grauer's gorillas one step closer to freedom. After caring for them for several years, the MGVP moved the gorilla group from their Rwandan headquarters to a new sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There, the gorillas joined another group of orphans at this 350-acre forested facility. Find the story on our website. Do you want to travel to Rwanda to see Mountain Gorillas in the wild? Then join us next July for an adventure of a lifetime! Click HERE for more information! |
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TXU Energy presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo
Rain or shine, we'll take care of you during the wild Houston weather. With 13 indoor, air-conditioned buildings, there are plenty of places to take a break from the summer heat while enjoying the zoo. Not only are there five indoor animal exhibits, two education centers, three restaurants and two giftshops - we now have the exciting 4-D Experience. Plus, our four new misting stations! Click here for more details and locations of our Chill Zones. |
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If you've been to the Naturally Wild Swap Shop in the Children's Zoo, you just might have had personal contact with the stars of this video. Now if you haven't been, seeing this will surely make you want to stop in to meet them! At the Swap Shop, kids 18 years old and under can bring in things they've found in nature and get points in return that they can use to swap their item out for something else in the shop full of cool things. But anyone can visit the Shop's cats. Click to play the video to get a glimpse of it all... and be sure to come for a visit next time you're here. |
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