The Houston Zoo had its early beginnings in 1922 with a bison named Earl. A fence was put around him and the park collected other birds and reptiles. At that time it was named Hermann Park Zoo. The first staff member was Hans Nagel who built up the collection and bought the zoos first elephant, Hans. Hans, the zookeeper, did lion and elephant shows. Only in Texas, would this story exist but he passed away on Zoo ground during a gun fight.
In 1950, the Zoo expanded to add primates, an aviary and an array of other animals. They have an agreement with the city for a 50 year lease of the park. They have expanded the Zoo and brought in more animals.
The nest time to visit the Zoo would be in the spring or fall just for the simple fact that our summers can be unbearable sometimes.
I plan to make it out there soon to feed the giraffes, see the large cats, and the baby elephant.
They are open from 9am-7pm; children under 2 are free, children 2-11 $11, adults $15, and senior citizens 65+ $8.50.
In 1950, the Zoo expanded to add primates, an aviary and an array of other animals. They have an agreement with the city for a 50 year lease of the park. They have expanded the Zoo and brought in more animals.
I plan to make it out there soon to feed the giraffes, see the large cats, and the baby elephant.
They are open from 9am-7pm; children under 2 are free, children 2-11 $11, adults $15, and senior citizens 65+ $8.50.
3 comments:
I totally enjoyed reading this post! I loved the "only in Texas" features including the gun fight AND that our first animal (bison) was named Earl. Where/how I would have ever discovered these trinkets of history and culture... Well, all signs point to never!
Thanks, JKrollie!
P.S. Baby elephant! *squeal!!!*
@CynG310 Thank you! The Zoo definitely had an interesting start! We should buy a bison and name it Earl... if we had land.
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