I-Houston Zoo ingenye yezindawo ezikhangayo kunazo zonke zaseHouston. Iphethe izilwane ezingaphezu kuka-4 500 emazweni angu-55 angamahektare futhi ivakashelwe abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezimbili ngonyaka - okwenza kube enye yezitolo ezivakashelwe kakhulu esizweni. Nansi umhlahlandlela wakho ezintweni ezinhle kakhulu zokuzibona nokwenza ku-Zoo yase-Houston.
Yondla ama-Giraffe
Izikhathi zokondla ama-giraffe ziyizintandokazi ezithandwayo eHoston Houston. Ngo-11 ekuseni no-2: 00 nsuku zonke, izivakashi zingaya kwi-Platform ye-Giraffe Yokudla futhi zinikeze i-ulethisi ekhanda emndenini wezinja weMasai njengendlela yokudla okumnandi.
Ngenkathi usepulatifomu, ungabuye ubuke izintshe namahabhu abelana nge-giraffes 'enclosure.
Ukondla kwe-giraffe kubiza u-R7 million futhi kuxhomeke esimweni sezulu. Amathikithi angathengwa eduze kwendawo yokulala yesigodla, esekelwe yiNyango Yesikhungo Sezokwelapha eduze naseningizimu-ntshonalanga yezoo.
Vakashela ama-Gorilla
Ukuvalwa kwe-gorilla kuvuliwe ngo-Meyi ka-2015 futhi manje sekuyikhaya lamantombazane ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa zasentshonalanga. Njengemfuyo eminingi e-zoo, ama-gorilla anezindawo ezimbili: indawo eyodwa yokuhlala ngaphandle okumele ibukeke futhi izwe njengehlathi lase-Afrika kanye nendlu eyodwa yebusuku enezindlu zokulala zangasese kanye nomuthi wokukhuphuka wamamitha angu-23.
Izivakashi akudingeki zithenge amathikithi ahlukene ukuze ubone ama-gorilla. Indawo yabo iyingxenye yehlathi le-Afrika, elisekugcineni kwe-zoo ngaseningizimu yayo.
Sesha i-Koolookambas efihliwe
Gcina amehlo lapho ujikeleza emaHlathini ase-Afrika, futhi ungabona ubuso noma umdwebo we-koolookamba - isidalwa esingenganekwane esicatshangwa ukuthi siyingxenye-gorilla nesigamu-esifihliwe kwezinye izindawo namadwala.
Igoli liwukuthi lesi sidalwa sehlathi sinomthwalo wokuguqula "i-Gorilla Tommy" (umlingisi ovelele embukisweni wamahlathi ase-Afrika) kusuka kumgqugquzeli ukuya kumvikeli wemvelo. Kukhona okungu-27 okufihliwe kuzo zonke.
Yenza ushintsho "oluthile oluhlaza"
Izingane ezingu-18 nangaphansi zingathatha izinto abazitholile emvelweni - amadwala, amagobolondo ahlanzekile, izinto zokutshala, njll.
- noma ehlobene nemvelo enjengezithombe noma izindaba ezivela kumaphephandaba emvelo, futhi uzilethe esitolo se-Zoo sika-Naturally Wild Swap. Lapho, bangafunda kabanzi futhi babelane ngolwazi mayelana nezinto abazilethile, futhi futhi, bathola amaphuzu angasetshenziswa ekushintsheni okuthile kuqoqo leSwap Shop.
Isitolo Swap Swap Sokwemvelo sitholakala kwi-Zoo Children's McGovern ngasentshonalanga ye-zoo futhi ivuliwe kusukela ngo-9: 00 kuya ku-5: 00.
Splash Around the Water Play Park
Ngesikhathi ukushisa kwe-Houston kufudumele, izivakashi zinganciphisa ngokuvakashela ama-zoo ezingaphezu kuka-13 500 square foot foot Kathrine McGovern I-Water Play Park. Ipaki ihlanganisa izici ezingu-37 ezahlukene zamanzi - kuhlanganise nomude "gcwalisa futhi uchithe" umuthi wamanzi - osebenzayo lapho izivakashi zihambela kwenye yezinzwa zokuthinta.
Ipaki yamanzi ivuliwe ngo-Ephreli 1 kuya ku-Okthoba 31, kusukela ngo-10 ekuseni kuya ku-6: 00 ntambama, lapho amazinga okushisa amabi angaphezu kwama-degrees angu-70 futhi lapho kuvunyelwe isimo sezulu.
Izitayela zokushintsha ezizimele zitholakala epakini, kanye nendawo yokuhlala yokuhlala emindenini, futhi ukungena epaki kunemvume yokungena nge-zoo. Ipaki yamanzi itholakala eduze kwesigodlo esivulekile kanye noMnyango Wezokwelapha Ngasese entshonalanga yezoo.
Hamba i-Carousel
Beka eduze nomnyango kaJohn P.
I-McGovern ye-Zoo yezingane entshonalanga yepaki, futhi awukwazi ukuphuthelwa i-Wildlife Carousel. Izilwane eziningi ezidwetshiwe ngezandla futhi ezimibalabala ezifakwe kwi-carousel zitholakala ku-zoo ngokwayo, okwenza kube yizikhonzi zezikhathi zokuqala kanye namalungu asesikhathi eside.
Amathikithi okugibela i-carousel angama-$ 2 kumalungu no-$ 3 okungewona amalungu futhi angathengwa ku-carousel noma ebhokisini lokuvuma.
Hlola ezinye ze-Houston Zoo Exhibits and Facilities
I-Houston Zoo inemibukiso eminingi nezindawo ezahlukene. Lokhu kufaka phakathi i-Zoo ye-John P. McGovern yezingane, okubandakanya indawo yokudlala, indawo yokudlala kanye nepaki yokudlala yamanzi, i-Carruth Natural Concouncements Building, i-Kipp Aquarium, i-Asian Elephant Habitat, i-Reptile House nokuningi.
I-Zoo Boo
NgoLwesihlanu ngeSonto phakathi kwamasonto okuholela e-Halloween, izivakashi zikhuthazwa ukuba zize e-Houston Zoo ngezindwangu ezigcwele futhi zihlanganyele emisebenzini ehlobene ne-Halloween.
Unyaka ngamunye uhlukile kakhulu, kodwa eminyakeni yamuva iye yabonisa ama-tattoos okwesikhashana, ama-mazes, ama-pumpki ama-patches nama-trick-or-treat iziteshi ezisungulwe kulo lonke i-zoo.
I-Zoo Boo yenzeka phakathi kuka-Okthoba ngoLwesihlanu kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-1 ntambama futhi kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-4: 00 ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto. Ayikho izindleko ezengeziwe zokuhlanganyela emisebenzini ye-Zoo Boo; zifakiwe emalini wokufakwa jikelele.
Izibani ze-Zoo
Phakathi nenkathi yeholide, i-Houston Zoo iguqulwa ibe yi-wonderland yasebusika egcwele ngama-holiday tunes, i-cocoa eshisayo nokukhanyisa okukhulu. Ukungena kweZiLo Lights akufakiwe kwizindleko zokungena kwe-zoo ejwayelekile.
Uma useqembu labantu abangamashumi amabili kubantu abaningi, ufanelekile isaphulelo sama-20% etikithi ngalinye. Kumelwe ugcwalise ifomu le-oda leThikithi leqembu bese ulihambisa okungenani amasonto amathathu kusengaphambili. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, ungathumela i-imeyili grouptickets@houstonzoo.org noma ushayele u-713-533-6754.
Amahora we-zoo nendawo
I-Houston Zoo itholakala esifundeni seMum Museum eHermann Park. Ngosuku olulodwa i-Zoo i-Houston ivaliwe kuNsuku KaKhisimusi. Phakathi kuka-Mashi 11 noNovemba 4, amahora okusebenza avela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-7: 00. Kusukela ngoNovemba 5 kuya kuMashi 10, amahora okusebenza aqala ngo-9 ekuseni ukuya ku-6: 00 ebusuku.
Amanani emathikithi
Ukwamukelwa kwabantwana abangaphansi kweminyaka emibili bakhululekile. Izingane ezingu-2-11 ziyi-$ 14. Abantu abadala abangu-12-64 bangamadola angu-18. Abadala abangu-65 nangaphezulu bangama-$ 11.50. Ukungena ku-Houston Zoo kukhululekile kumalungu asebenzayo empi kanye nemindeni yawo. I-Houston Zoo inikeza ukungena mahhala ngoLwesibili wokuqala nyanga zonke kusukela ngo-2: 00 kuze kube sekupheleni. Amalungu we-Houston Zoo athola ukungena mahhala kumbukiso onyaka wonke unyaka wonke, namathikithi esaphulelo we-Zoo Lights.
Izimbukiso ezikhethekile noma zesikhashana ziyi $ 3.95. Izivakashi zingabuye zithenge i-All Day Pass, efaka ukungena ku-zoo nokuhamba okungenamkhawulo ngemiboniso ekhethekile ye $ 19.95. Ungathenga amathikithi ngokuya kwiwebhusayithi ye-zoo.
Ukupaka
Ukupaka e-Houston Zoo kungagcwalisa ngokushesha uma isimo sezulu sihle futhi ngezimpelasonto. Qiniseka ukuthi uhlela ngokufanele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola indawo. Ukupaka kwamahhala kuyatholakala kulo lonke iHermann Park, nakuba ezinye izindawo - ezifana neLote C zivela eHermann Drive - ukunciphisa isikhathi sokuhamba kwemoto yakho. Kuye ukuthi uvelaphi, ungase uye endaweni ye-zoo ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lwe-METRORail ne-B-cycle-share share yaseHouston .
Amamephu
Ukuze usize ukuthola indlela yakho ezungeze i-zoo, hlola imephu ye-Houston Zoo, noma landa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-zoo.