Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo (also known historically as the Hermann Park Zoo and the Houston Zoological Gardens) is a zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo opened in 1922 as a park attraction housing 40 animals. In 2026 it housed around 4300 animals, and as of 2024 the collections included representatives of 575 species. The zoo had 2 million visitors in 2024.
Animals
Alligator
Bear
Bison
Camel
Capybara
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Eagle
Elephant
Flamingo
Fox
Frog
Gibbon
Giraffe
Gorilla
Hippopotamus
Jaguar
Komodo dragon
Lemur
Leopard
Lion
Monkey
Orangutan
Ostrich
Otter
Parrot
Peacock
Penguin
Red panda
Rhinoceros
Sea lion
Sea turtle
Seal
Shark
Sloth
Snake
Stingray
Tiger
Tortoise
Toucan
Turtle
Wolf
Zebra
Details
- Area
- 55 acre
- Logo
- Houston Zoo Stacked.jpg
- Owner
- Houston Zoo Inc.
- Slogan
- See them. Save them.|date_opened=September 1922
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Zoo Name
- Houston Zoo
- Logo Width
- 220px
- Num Animals
- 4300
- Num Species
- 575
- Annual Visitors
- 2000000