Zoo News
June 21st: Gladys Porter Zoo: Animal Play Day “World Giraffe Day”
Details Event by: Gladys Porter Zoo Address: 500 Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX, United States, Texas 78520 What is World Giraffe Day? It is a world-wide day of recognition for the longest necked animal on the planet. Take part in World Giraffe Day, established by the Giraffe Con...
June 6th: Gladys Porter Zoo – Ridley Rush 5K/1 Mile Walk / Run
Details Event by: Gladys Porter Zoo Address: 500 Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX, United States, Texas 78520 Join us for the Ridley Rush 5k/1 Mile, Presented by Chick-fil-A! Your participation supports the Bi-National Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Project that the Gladys Porter Zoo admi...
June – August: Glady’s Porter Zoo – Summer Safari
Details Event by: Gladys Porter Zoo Address: 500 Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX, United States, Texas 78520 Enroll your child for the wildest summer camp in the RGV- Summer Safari at the Gladys Porter Zoo! These camps and classes begin June 1st and run through August. This excitin...
10 years since Harambe's death: Gorilla's memory lives on at Brownsville's Gladys Porter Zoo
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On May 28, 2016, a 17-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a child fell into his enclosure. But before tragedy struck, Harambe lived at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, for 15 yea...
