ZooBorns

Baby Baylor Loves the Bath

A few months back, we brought you this adorable video of the Houston Zoo's newest and cutest baby elephant calf, Baylor, splishing and splashing in his pool.

Five months later, it appears Baylor still hasn't outgrown his love of bath time!

Baby Meerkats' First Day Out

The Natural Encounters staff at the Houston Zoo let the 4 week old baby Meerkats out onto exhibit for the first time on the morning of September 2, 2010. For now the 6 babies will be out on exhibit for guests to see in the mornings getting used to their new home.

A pile of newborn Meerkats!

Photo credits: Houston Zoo

Read more on the Houston Zoo's Meerkat Blog

Like a 400 Pound Puppy...

Last month we brought you the first pictures and video of the Houston Zoo's new baby elephant named Baylor. Today we check back in on the feisty Asian elephant calf to find that he still has plenty of energy. 

Bouncing Baby 'Baylor''s Happiness Has no Bounds

After a pregnancy lasting almost 23 months, Shanti, a 19-year-old Asian elephant, delivered a healthy 348-pound male calf on the morning of May 4th at the Houston Zoo’s McNair Asian Elephant Habitat. The calf has been named Baylor by the Zoo’s elephant care team in recognition of the unprecedented and ongoing advances made by Baylor College of Medicine’s research team to significantly reduce the threat of a potentially lethal elephant herpes virus.

Photos and video credits: The Houston Zoo

Marmoset Twins Cling Close to Mom

These tiny twins are the newest addition to the Pygmy Marmoset family in Houston Zoo's Natural Encounters rainforest. Weighing in at about a half ounce as babies, marmosets are the smallest monkey in the world.

What's a Nyala?

Native to the dense forests of Southern Africa, the nyala is shy antelope that rarely ventures out of thick cover. This tiny male calf was born the morning of October 20th at the Houston Zoo and this video was taken just moments later. Watch him take his shaky first steps.

 

 

Houston Zoo Grows Another Six Feet

The Houston Zoo's Masai giraffe herd has grown to seven with the addition of a bouncing baby boy. The calf was born to mom Tyra shortly after 8 AM yesterday morning.

Giraffe Season!

Baby giraffes galore this month, with the latest born at the Houston Zoo. This baby Masai Giraffe is being hand reared by keepers because the mother does not produce enough milk to feed the baby on her own. The affectionate little calf is exceptionally adorable. 

Stingray Babies Are Cute Too

The Houston Zoo's Kipp Aquarium has seven tiny new additions to its growing family. (The Zoo) is proud to announce the birth of seven baby stingrays. Their mom and dad are checkerboard freshwater stingrays, a species from South America. Dad can be seen swimming in Kipp Aquarium, while mom and babies are staying in their cozy tanks in the Aquarium Quarantine until they are ready to go out and meet the public.

Rare Baby Barbirusa Pig At The Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo recorded a first earlier this year with the birth of a rare and endangered babirusa pig. Her name,  Hadiah (pronounced: huh-DI-ah), means 'gift' in an Indonesian language. Hadiah weighed approximately one pound at birth and she immediately captured the hearts of her keepers.