Zoo · Houston, Texas
🐘 Houston Zoo
Hermann Park apes, Africa loop, and a red panda.
- Timehalf day
- TicketsMembers lines move faster; summers are hot — go early.
- Get thereHermann Park; MetroRail Museum District.
Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Zoo map
Visitor map
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Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
More if you have energy
More stops if you have the energy.
- 🐵 Chimpanzee — Chimp play and chatter on the ape side.
- 🐯 Tiger — Tiger water’s edge — why put a pool in the habitat?
- 🦓 Zebra — Africa zebra — pick one stripe set and draw it in the air.
- 🦊 Red panda — Hermann Park red panda — rusty coat, not a mini giant panda.
- 🐗 Warthog — African forest warthog — snout, tusks, and a trot.
- 🪶 Ostrich — Biggest bird on the Africa loop — look at those legs.
- 🦩 Caribbean flamingo — Houston flamingo flock — pink on the water’s edge.
- 🐢 Galápagos tortoise — Island giant — slow walk, huge shell.
- 🐆 Cheetah — Fast cat on the Africa side — tear marks, not a lion mane.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Watch the gorilla family — who looks in charge?
- Find chimps playing or chatting
- Spot a red panda (rusty, not black-and-white)
- Draw one zebra stripe set in the air
- Find a warthog snout and tusks
- Look at an ostrich’s legs — biggest bird
- Giraffe tongue or no tongue? Watch 15 seconds
- Pick a Hermann Park favorite — draw it later
Official site: Houston Zoo website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.