| The Houston Zoo is a 55 acre zoological park | | | | include the Houston Toad, Wyoming Toad, golden |
| located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, | | | | frog, Attwater's Prairie Chicken, chimney swift, |
| United States. Housing over 4,500 animals | | | | Bornean orangutans and Asian elephants, Komodo |
| belonging to over 900 species, the zoo receives | | | | dragon, Siberian tiger, Spectacled bear, Snow |
| 1.6 million visitors each year and is the seventh | | | | leopard, Gorilla and numerous other endangered |
| most visited zoo in the nation (Isn't that | | | | animals. |
| awesome!) The zoo is accredited by The | | | | The zoo is served by bus service provided by |
| Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) | | | | Metro and an offsite station on the Redline of the |
| assuring the highest standards of animal care and | | | | METRORail light rail system. The Houston zoo is |
| husbandry. | | | | one of the major attractions of Houston for |
| The Houston Zoo was first established in | | | | young and for the old. Other attractions of the |
| September 1922 in Sam Houston Park, near | | | | Herman Park near the zoo include Hermann Park |
| downtown and then was relocated to it's present | | | | Jogging Trail, Japanese Garden, Fragrance Garden, |
| day location in Herman Park (I wonder how they | | | | Fishing at Bob's Fishing Pier on McGovern Lake |
| relocated the animals). Its first zookeeper was | | | | (You must be under 12 years old or over 65 |
| Hans Nagle, who began working at Hermann Park | | | | years old and bring your own equipment), Chinese |
| in 1922 and later became the Houston Zoo's first | | | | Pagoda and many more. |
| director when it formed in 1925 (Now that's what | | | | The residential areas in Herman Park boast |
| I am talking about!). | | | | multi-million dollar homes and a number of high-rise |
| The zoo supports forty SSP conservation | | | | and mid-rises. Some luxurious apartments include |
| projects that assist in the survival of threatened | | | | Amalfi at Herman Park, Esplanade, The Plaza at |
| wildlife and habitats. Wildlife conservation projects | | | | Museum district etc. |