![]() ![]() ![]() Or gasp at the horror show of hissing cockroaches.ĭon’t miss the Russell Aquatic Ecology Center. Stand still and a butterfly might land on your sleeve or head! Take a minute to read about – and observe – the butterfly life cycle of egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. Inside, zebra longwing butterflies (black and white stripes of course) and other South Texas beauties flit from tulipan to wild persimmon searching for nectar. Continue on, past mistflowers, cenizo and other labeled native plants to the Butterflies, Blooms and Bugs aviary. Or head to the Coyote Café for refreshments on the shaded patio at tile-topped tables. Numerous shaded benches invite you to rest a moment, watch animals while biting into icy mango and coconut popsicles. Authentic fossils, an Earth Timeline, real elephant-size dinosaur footprints and great descriptive panels add to the fun, through July 7.Ī peek at the gorilla and chimp habitats reveals primates exploring and sleeping on the renovated play structures. As the animated dinosaurs move heads, tails and claws in the Jurassic-look background, you need to remind yourself this isn’t real. Ready to travel back in time to the Dawn of the Dinosaurs? This exciting animatronic exhibit of apex predators and spiked plant-eaters comes complete with a sound track of growls and roars. These Old-World primates - they look like they are wearing a fluffy white cape - will have a skywalk connecting their current enclosure to an African jungle-like space with lots of climbing, running and snoozing areas. This summer, the Colobus monkeys move into a spacious, new home. Future exhibits in La Huasteca will showcase other animals of the near American Tropics: vampire bats, jaguars and ant eaters. Humans meanwhile can cool off in the DIY water feature next to the Pizzooria palapa. Next door, whoa! Two capybaras - huge vegetation-eating rodents- swim in a private pool. You spot them sunning, climbing and napping on the rocks in an outdoor, landscaped enclosure where you think Indiana Jones will appear any minute. The eight Capuchin monkeys of Central America strut and scoot over carved stone blocks resembling an ancient northern Mexico temple in the Huasteca exhibit. The animals themselves seem to enjoy their more stimulating habitats. New visitor amenities include a themed indoor café.Are you ready to see monkeys, exotic birds and lifelike dinosaurs? One of the top-rated zoos in the U.S., Gladys Porter Zoo has new and updated exhibits designed to give visitors a better look at the animals, from giraffes and gorillas to ghost jellyfish. A new boardwalk will lead from the Events Center out to a pavilion within the greater kudu exhibit, allowing a 360 degree view into multiple animal exhibits. It also includes a zip line that will take guests over 100 feet above the treetops before an exhilarating 35 mph return to the loading deck. The Master Plan proposes major new exhibits, such as an African savanna large enough to accommodate a pride of lions, and a reimagined Small World where children of all abilities create music, enjoy imaginative play, become part of animal habitats and enhance all of their senses. This Master Plan not only represents the future of the Zoo, but it reinforces its place in Brownsville and a commitment from the city to help make it even better,” said Mayor Trey Mendez. It has been a place that has entertained and educated for generations. “The Gladys Porter Zoo has been an integral part of the City of Brownsville for over 50 years. Pat Burchfield, the Zoo’s Executive Director and Jay Dertinger of PJA Architects highlighted the new exhibits and amenities outlined in the plan, which is intended to serve as a ten-year roadmap that will transform the 50-year-old facility into a bright, modern center for conservation, education and recreation. 4, the Brownsville City Commission unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging and supporting a new Master Plan for the Gladys Porter Zoo. ![]()
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