The Houston Zoo is celebrating love this Valentine’s season with its newest star—Rojo, a three-month-old jaguar cub gaining strength and confidence behind the scenes. Born in November at just 2.5 ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Houston Zoo is celebrating love this Valentine’s season with its newest star—Rojo, a three-month-old jaguar cub gaining strength and confidence behind the scenes.

An orphaned baby orangutan has been rescued after spending 6 months in a 'tiny cage' and 'unthinkable' conditions in ...

The zoo says the Carruth Natural Encounters building built in 1962 "has provided countless memorable experiences" for guests.

The zoo said next month's closure is due to the building's aging infrastructure no longer meeting the needs of housed animals.

One of the Houston Zoo's oldest and most beloved institutions is closing in spring because of its aging infrastructure, ...

Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day ...

Two critically endangered penguin chicks hatch at Norfolk zoo (Image: Banham Zoo) The black-footed penguin, also known as the ...

Cheyenne, a 52-year-old orangutan at the Houston Zoo, died from complications of a kidney infection, the zoo said.

The Houston Zoo is once again mourning the loss of one of its resident orangutans. On Sunday morning, the zoo's 52-year-old ...

Orangutans can live around 35-40 years in the wild, while the oldest orangutan to live in captivity died at age 62, according ...

52-year-old orangutan, Cheyenne underwent an emergency veterinary examination on Sunday morning, Jan. 9, 2025, to help ...