- Opened
- 1922
- Species listed
- 46
About Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) 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 you can see here
46 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
African LionPanthera leo
African Wild DogLycaon pictus
American AlligatorAlligator mississippiensis
Andean BearTremarctos ornatus
BabirusaBabyrousa celebensis
Baird's TapirTapirus bairdii
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
BinturongArctictis binturong
Blue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
BongoTragelaphus eurycerus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Californian Sea LionZalophus californianus
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus
Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosa
Common OstrichStruthio camelus
Common WarthogPhacochoerus africanus
Coquerel's SifakaPropithecus coquereli
Damaraland Mole RatFukomys damarensis
FossaCryptoprocta ferox
Giant ElandTaurotragus derbianus
Gila MonsterHeloderma suspectum
Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosalia
Great Apes ChimpanzeePan troglodytes
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsiceros
JaguarPanthera onca
KaguRhynochetos jubatus
King VultureSarcoramphus papa
Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensis
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
Mountain LionPuma concolor
Naked Mole RatHeterocephalus glaber
Northern Bald IbisGeronticus eremita
OkapiOkapia johnstoni
OrangutanPongo spp.
Panamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zeteki
Plush-crested JayCyanocorax chrysops
Red PandaAilurus fulgens
Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensis
Rhinoceros HornbillBuceros rhinoceros
Ring-tailed LemurLemur catta
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuarius
Southern TamanduaTamandua tetradactylaSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
Nearby venues
Other zoos and aquariums within 150 km.
