Gladys Porter Zoo

09/05/2026

Tookie is always ready for her closeup 📸

09/05/2026

Join our cleanup crew and help us keep our beaches beautiful! 🏖️

Our Aquarist Team will be at the next Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Cleanup, and they'd love for you to join them!
For more info or to register, visit glo.texas.gov/coastal/adopt-a -beach/cleanups

09/04/2026

A conservation win!
Congrats to our Herpetarium team on their success in hatching a rare Mangshan pit viper for the second time in Gladys Porter Zoo history!

09/04/2026

Proud to be part of the Mitte Cultural District! 🥳

🎉 It’s official, Brownsville!

We are incredibly proud to announce that the Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte Cultural District has officially been designated a Texas Cultural District by the Texas Commission on the Arts!

This recognition belongs to our artists, performers, cultural organizations, educators, local businesses, community partners and families who work every day to preserve our history, celebrate our traditions and share the extraordinary culture of Brownsville.

Our culture has always been here—in our art, music, dance, food, stories and binational traditions. Now, the State of Texas is recognizing what we have always known: Brownsville is a place where culture lives.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this longtime goal a reality. This is only the beginning, and we cannot wait to share what comes next!

Texas made it official. Now Brownsville celebrates! ❤️🎨



https://www.arts.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/09_26_Newsletter.pdf

09/03/2026

Rare footage of our namesake, Gladys Porter!

Inspired by her travels around the world, Gladys created a lasting legacy at home in Brownsville, Texas. Fifty-five years ago today, the Gladys Porter Zoo opened its doors with a mission to preserve nature through education and conservation.

09/01/2026

Happy !
We primates are quite a diverse group! You'll come across a variety of species at the Gladys Porter Zoo. 🤪

09/01/2026

Happy Birthday to these goobers! 🦏 Zookeepers celebrated our rhinos with a joint birthday celebration this weekend 🎂🎁🎉
📽 by Stephanie G., Mammal Keeper

08/30/2026

A grand feature from our newest exhibit, ✨️El Mundo Huasteco y Totonaco✨️

08/29/2026

Better late than never! Keepers celebrated with our Angolan colobus monkeys.

Colobine monkeys are a diverve group of leaf-eating primates from Africa and Asia.