Houston Zoo Elephants Are Movin' On Up

May 25, 2017 15:45PM

Skip ad in seconds.
More slideshows

All The Feels: Animals In Love At the Houston Zoo

Houston Press

18 images

Go Batty This Weekend With Pollinator Palooza at the Houston Zoo

Susie Tommaney

14 images

Meet the Cutest Babies at the Houston Zoo

Susie Tommaney

29 images

Houston Zoo Welcomes Joy, a New Baby Elephant

Susie Tommaney

16 images

1 of 11

Photo by Stephanie Adams/Houston Zoo

They weren't looking for a 3-2 bungalow in the Heights with easy access to downtown. No, these Asian elephants had big dreams, and those dreams have just come true over at the Houston Zoo in the new, expanded McNair Asian Elephant Habitat.

Just look at the stats: a 160,000-gallon pool, a 7,000-square-foot barn and a boardwalk for visitors with an unobstructed view of the action.

So who are the lucky tenants? The zoo's bull elephants Tucker (12) and Baylor (7) have already moved in, and Thailand (51) will join them in the weeks ahead.

The McNair Asian Elephant Habitat opens to the public on Friday, May 26, 2017. For information, visit houstonzoo.org.

All photos by Stephanie Adams/Houston Zoo

Related Locations

Houston Zoo

6200 Hermann Park Dr., Houston Kirby-West U

713-533-6500

1 event 45 articles

Additional Slideshows

Visual Arts

Elevated Intersections Art Exhibit Premieres at Houston's DeLuxe Theater

Artists Drea the Artist and Jatziri Barron present: Elevated Intersections, an art exhibit and cultural experience highlighting the essence of Black and…

By Doogie Roux

Dec 8, 2023

22 slides

Cosplay

Flash! Comicpalooza Boldly Goes Forward in Space City

From tributes to Nichelle Nichols and celebrations of all things Star Trek, to Limited Edition Barbie, Super Mario Bros. and more, Houston's cosplayers…

By Mark Herman Reyes

May 26, 2023