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Monday, July 6th

Schedule updated each morning before we open at 9 a.m. Meet the Keeper Chats are sponsored by CenterPoint Energy Foundation.

  • 1:30 pm
    Humboldt Penguins!
  • 2:00 pm
    Giraffe Feeding Platform in African Forest (Dependent on Weather/Giraffes)
  • 2:00 pm
    Goat Yard
  • 3:00 pm
    Orangutans!
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Saving Summer Wildlife: Meet Genoveve the Ocelot
June 25, 2026

Ocelots can be found throughout the Americas and are the most imperiled wild cats in Texas, with only 100 left in the wild. This decline is due to deforestation, habitat destruction and fragmentation,…

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