#houston zoo

[thingstrumperssay]

If you're in Houston right now, I'd leave, period.

Apparently this is all the detail that's public on the gas leak:

The same thing happened in my home town. The radius widened within minutes which is why I'm suggesting you leave Houston for a few hours if you can.

The gas leak in my home town resulted in an explosion that killed one person. That's when the radius widened a lot.

My brother witnessed it. He was about a half a mile away and he was in his truck, which lifted off the ground by "what felt like an inch." He'd probably be seriously injured if he wasn't in that truck.

I'm going to be tagging this with tourist attractions in Houston to make sure that as many people as possible sees this.

#houston #houston texas #texas #gas leak #gas #Houston Museum of Natural Science #Polaris Slingshot #houston zoo #Hermann Park #Buffalo Bayou #Minute Maid Park #The Galleria #Post HTX #George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum #Cockrell Butterfly Center

[knottahooker]

Nobody ever said turtles worked quickly.

Though it took him nearly a century, the 90-year-old radiated tortoise known as Mr. Pickles is finally a dad.

The Houston Zoo announced on Thursday that he and his partner, 53-year-old Mrs. Pickles, recently welcomed three tortoise hatchlings:

Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño.

The births are a "big dill," says the zoo, because the radiated tortoise, native to Madagascar, is a critically endangered species whose numbers are in decline.

Radiated tortoises produce few offspring, according to zoo officials, and the species suffers from over-collection for illegal sales on the black market. Captive breeding programs have produced new radiated tortoises, but experts say the reptiles may go extinct in the wild.

[Image ID: Three baby radiated tortoises all together, looking rather small because they are BABIES!]

#houston zoo #mr. pickles #puns #tortoises

[is-the-primate-vid-cute]

#mod E #chimpanzee #houston Zoo

[saritawolff]

As reports of other incidents are beginning to come in, I thought I’d make a thread on all the crazy break-ins going on in the zoo world since the beginning of 2023.

On January 13th, Dallas Zoo closed due to a loose clouded leopard. Within hours she was discovered close to her home and safely returned to her enclosure with her sister, who had not left. Her wire mesh fence was discovered to have been intentionally cut open.

The next day, January 14th, it was announced that another cut had been discovered in the Dallas Zoo’s spectacled langur exhibit. However, the monkeys did not leave their enclosure and all were reportedly accounted for and uninjured.

On January 22nd, a highly endangered lappet-faced vulture at the Dallas Zoo was found dead in his enclosure with a “suspicious wound.” The wound appeared to be unnatural and is suspected of being a stab wound.

On January 29th keepers at Zoosiana discovered that 12 of their squirrel monkeys were stolen in the night. The remaining monkeys were uninjured but stressed.

On January 30th, attention was back on the Dallas Zoo as it reported that two of its emperor tamarins were missing after their enclosure had been cut into. As Dallas was in the middle of a freeze, it was doubtful the monkeys would have left their heated enclosure willingly. They were believed to have been taken.

On January 31st, Dallas police released photos and a video of a person of interest who may be connected to the theft of the tamarins.

Later that day, the tamarins were found in an abandoned home following a tip from the owners of the neighboring church. The monkeys were in a closet filled with bird feces and moldy clothes. Police also found cats, cat feces, pigeons, and a water jug containing dead fish in the home.

The tamarins were reportedly very happy to return to their warm home, but had lost weight. The zoo currently has them in quarantine to get their weight back up and monitor them for any illnesses they could have caught from the other animals in the abandoned house.

On February 2nd, 24-year-old Davion Dwight Irvin was arrested after an employee of the Dallas World Aquarium recognized him from the “person of interest” photos. He was reportedly scoping out mesh enclosures at the aquarium and approached the employee to ask questions about the animals’ care.

Apparently there had been unreported thefts in early January of feeder fish and fish supplies as well as training supplies taken from the behind the scenes otter area at the Dallas Zoo.

Meanwhile, also on February 2nd, someone cut open the stainless steel mesh of the Central Park Zoo’s Eurasian eagle owl exhibit. The owl, Flaco, has been under zoo surveillance since he was located on the 3rd and the hope is to lure him back with food once he gets hungry. As of today, February 8th, he has not eaten or drank, as he does not know how to in the wild.

Back to Texas, and despite zoos in the area doubling security, on February 6th keepers found a 4-inch cut in the Houston Zoo’s brown pelican enclosure. The birds are reportedly all accounted for and unharmed.

On February 7th, it was reported that Davion had not only confessed to stealing the Dallas Zoo’s monkeys, but also stated that, if released, he would go right back to stealing animals.

Davion confessed that he had attempted to take Nova, the clouded leopard, but he was only able to pet her before she climbed out of reach. He was also linked to cutting the langurs’ enclosure, but not charged since the langurs did not escape.

It was also revealed that Davion had been a person of interest after staff recognized the zoo regular as someone who often asked a lot of abnormal questions (such as how to shift the tamarins in and out of their various spaces) and had been previously been caught sneaking into staff only areas.

So far the vulture, Pin’s, death is still under investigation. Pin’s enclosure was on the other side of the zoo from the area Davion had been targeting.

As for Zoosiana’s squirrel monkeys, an arrest has been made in connection to the theft. 61-year-old Joseph Randell has been taken in for questioning. The 12 monkeys remain missing.

As it stands, we still have one dead vulture who’s killer may still be at large, 12 missing squirrel monkeys, and an owl in danger of starvation or injury in New York City.

I will reblog with updates to ongoing cases as they become available, or if more zoo sabotage happens (God forbid). Please feel free to correct me if I’ve gotten any dates or information wrong and I will edit or update this post.

(Also, I am on mobile and won’t be able to add a readmore until I can access a computer, sorry) Update: I was finally able to add a readmore and also turned all news links into hyperlinks.

#anticap people may interact but please keep it civil #y’all are on thin ice #We dedicate our entire lives to keeping these animals safe and this is a very stressful time for keepers #who already suffer from mental issues like compassion fatigue and lock anxiety #dallas zoo #houston zoo #zoosiana #central park zoo #zoo news #zoos and aquariums #emperor tamarins #squirrel monkeys #lappet-faced vulture #dallas zoo theft #dallas zoo monkey theft #dallas zoo leopard #dallas zoo clouded leopard #dallas zoo vulture #dallas zoo monkeys #dallas zoo emperor tamarins #zoosiana squirrel monkeys #zoosiana monkeys #central park zoo owl #flaco owl #owl flaco #long post

[lafiametta]

jellyfish at the houston zoo

#jellyfish #houston zoo #aquarium #marine life

[crownedstoat]

Houston Zoo lights 2023

#holiday lights #Houston zoo #Houston

[clairity-org]

Houston Zoo 12/30/22 by Sharon Mollerus

#Texas #chimpanzee #Houston Zoo #Houston #TX #flickr

[escritoire-for-the-light]

     Please enjoy the headline-linked story about

the Radiated Tortoise couple , named Mr. and Mrs. Pickles ,

who just had their very first offspring. Their three cherished

babies are named Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño .  :)

     This critically endangered species is originally

from Madagascar . Their low birth rate and the illegal

pet trade has taken a toll on these special tortoises 

but the Houston Zoo , and others , are making an

effort to repopulate the tortoises , and assist with wildlife

habitat .

     Please pray for God’s creatures and habitats to be

saved , cared for and blessed .

   For  more photos and helpful details , go and enjoy

the rest of the article !  :)

#Tortoises #Pickles #Mr. Pickles #Mrs. Pickles #Dill #Gherkin #Jalapeno #Radiated Tortoises #Madagascar #Houston Zoo #Zoo #Pet #Pray #Nature #Habitat

[effyeahmeerkats]

Meercat by John Smith

#meerkat #Houston Zoo #meerkats #animals #nature #photography #flickr #effyeahmeerkats

[some-stars]

i suddenly became curious and then remembered i had a way to sate that curiosity (assuming people oblige me by reblogging this)

as usual, please vote and reblog! also feel free to tag your response and general geographic area!

#polls #i'm 'yes and i go every month except in the summer' #and houston texas #it's not a world class zoo but it's improved a LOT in the last 25 years #it's a solid state class zoo. also it's mine so i love it

[ngnhuquan]

Love this animal!

#houston zoo #animals #animalslovers

[panthera-tigristigris]

Everybody shut up

#Ooc) this is baby pickles mr pickles from the houston zoos baby. #txt

[blackros78]

#scorpions #the zoo #1980s #hard rock #classic rock #live performance #video #1980 #houston #texas #Youtube

[is-the-primate-vid-cute]

Hi! I am artist and I'm looking for some primate subjects for life-drawing-- I have two questions:

1) My local zoo has a great ring-tailed lemur exhibit, but whenever I visit, they always seem to be hiding or napping. When would be the best time to get a better view of them?

2) I'd like to draw some great apes, but my local zoo doesn't have any. Do you know anywhere reputable that has livestreams? Or do you have any alternative suggestions?

Thank you so much!

For best times to view the lemurs, I would ask a zoo employee or volunteer. They would be the most knowledgable about their schedules, but it also might be luck based. Lemurs live by their own rules!

Typically though, during warm months, early morning is best and when it's cold, mid-morning or noon. Many animals have a threshold temperature required before they can go outside and into exhibits

I have a primate playlist where ethical primate videos live which you can find here, and for livestreams I recommend the San Diego Zoo orangutan stream, the Houston Zoo chimp cam, and the GRACE gorilla cam (gorillas in their natural habitat in the DRC and the best hours to catch the gorillas are listed!)

Have fun!

#inquiring minds want to know #mod j #livestream #trail camera #houston zoo #san diego zoo #great apes

[sangfielle]

i wish i went 2 the facking zoo before i moved to a different state idt ive been 2 the zoo in my home city since i stopped working there bc working there was hellish. but i miss the animals

#mom wants me 2 come home 4 the new yr idk if the zoo is open then.... but if it is... i wld like 2 see them again. its been 2 long #that zoo is cooler than the houston zoo sorry. its more than twice the size of it. #personal

[goatpaste]

Okay but ur art gives me enrichment and is like a treat so what does that mean for me

Like seeing the the merkats at the zoo

#the merkat exihbit at the houston zoo.. i miss her