Footage shared by the Houston Zoo shows some of its residents swimming, splashing, and eating icy treats in their habitats during May and June.

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

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

A 25-year-old man was killed, and two others were injured in a shooting outside Stampede Houston in northeast Harris County.

Our KPRC 2 team is once again partnered with the Houston Zoo to spotlight the Zoo's global conservation work that Houstonians ...

Asian elephant in North America will celebrate his 60th birthday at the Houston Zoo this month, marking over four decades at the facility, caretakers said.

The second-oldest male Asian elephant in North America will celebrate his 60th birthday at the Houston Zoo this month, ...

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

The Houston Zoo is rallying behind Tesoro, its 11-year-old male jaguar, as he begins his road to recovery following a serious ...

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 ...

Have you ever seen an elephant do a handstand? Well, one member of the Houston Zoo's elephant herd does them every single day. Her name is Tess and at nearly 40 years of age, she can lift her ...

On a muggy August morning, even some of the tropical animals at the Houston Zoo can look weary of summer, draping laconically over rocks or huddled in the shade. By this time next year ...