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Once the renovations are completed, zoo staff will be better able to move around the building and serve visitors. The Houston ...

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The Houston Zoo got a four year old pygmy hippo named Akobi. He is from the San Francisco Zoo. Here's where you can find him at the Zoo.

The Houston Zoo's north circular administration building will receive a much-needed spruce up, spending $4.1 million to bring ...

There’s a new hippo in Houston and he may be ready for his close-up. The Houston Zoo announced the arrival of Akobi, a 477-pound male pygmy hippopotamus from San Francisco, who comes to Houston ...

Now, hippo lovers eager to experience the charm of a pygmy hippo in real life can visit the Houston Zoo, where a new star has just arrived. Pygmy hippo "Akobi" recently moved from San Francisco to ...

Located in Hermann Park and close to Houston's Museum District, the zoo is about 4 miles south of downtown. The zoo does not have its own parking lot; free parking is available in Hermann Park.