Watching wildlife can bring an immeasurable amount of joy to an animal lover. It can be relaxing, entertaining, and even ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- University of Houston students and alumnus, you can finally see cougar cub Shasta VII and his brother Louie in person at the Houston Zoo! The two cougar cubs, who were rescued ...

The Houston Zoo introduced four of its new baby animals that visitors can see in enclosures this fall. The organization revealed Friday that babies from four of its animals had been born in the last ...

HOUSTON -- There's a brand new baby Masai giraffe at the Houston Zoo, born shortly before 7:45pm Monday. After a 3-hour-long labor, both first-time mom, Asali, and the yet-to-be-named calf are doing ...

A Baird's tapir, similar to this tapir, was born July 23 at the Houston Zoo as part of the zoo’s plan for genetic diversity. When people visit their local zoo, they often expect the animals to be well ...

Norah, a Baird's tapir born on July 23, is already mingling with capybaras, giant anteaters and swans in the Pantanal habitat ...

The Houston Zoo is treating 17-year-old lion Mattie for gastroenteritis and kidney disease. Visitors can still see her pride ...

HOUSTON, Texas (WPVI) -- The Houston Zoo was forced to evacuate its chimpanzee habitat Monday morning after one of the animals smashed an interior panel of glass. KTRK-TV reports, zookeepers rushed to ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Thailand, a male Asian elephant, is one of the Houston Zoo's oldest residents. This summer, he celebrated a milestone birthday - he turned 60 years old! "He's a very significant part ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In the middle of July, the Houston Zoo had a snow day. On Saturday, the zoo had two fields of fake snow in which kids of all ages were creating their own snowman, making snow angels ...