🦛🧩🥬 Building relationships with our animals is an essential part of being a zookeeper. Our Hoofstock team works with a variety of animals on a daily basis, usually 6 or more. From training and animal care to prepping healthy diets and engaging enrichment, our zookeepers do it all. Get a glimpse of what a typical day looks like for Cynthia, our hoofstock keeper. | Houston Zoo

Jaguars are thought to have the largest prey base of all big cats. Get an up-close look at Rojo this morning and learn how we’re helping save his counterparts in the wild from Keeper Jenna. | Houston Zoo

6.8K views · 186 reactions | Rediscover the sights and sounds of your Houston Zoo as animals enjoy cooling off enrichment this summer. Whether they're taking a swim, enjoying a bath, or just hanging around - our animals know how to stay cool during the summer. Read more: bit.ly/4jRmKOB | Houston Zoo | Facebook

Calling all grown-up ghouls! Our new 21 event is happening on Thu, Oct. 16 during Zoo Boo presented by King & Spalding. Sip, stroll, and support animal conservation while you glow. Costumes are encouraged. Get tickets for Spooky Spirits now: bit.ly/4gsiDZf Our $49 Spooky Spirits Pass includes: 🍹1 complimentary drink (signature cocktail, mocktail, beer, or soda) 🎵 DJ at Reflection Pool 🌟Animal birth chart scavenger hunt 👻And more! | Houston Zoo

Don’t sleep on the spooky fun! 👻 🦇 🎃 Join us this Friday and on select nights throughout October for extended hours at Zoo Boo presented by King & Spalding. You’ll get to see the Zoo glow after hours, roast s’mores, and visit attractions like our new PhantomScape, and more! Plan your outing: bit.ly/3IRJpOe Extended hours fall on: Oct. 3, 10, 17-19, 23-24, 26-30. During those nights, our Zoo will be open until 9:30 p.m., last entry at 8:00 p.m. | Houston Zoo

See our hauntingly immersive show, PhantomScape, that casts eerie, enchanted displays along the rockwork in Galápagos Islands. You can ONLY see this at extended hours tonight and on select nights during Zoo Boo presented by King & Spalding. Plan your visit: bit.ly/3IRJpOe | Houston Zoo