![]() ![]() ![]() Because the zoo isn't very big, it's probably not something you'll want to travel far for, but if you're nearby I say it's worth the visit. At the moment, theres no online availability within 2.5 hours of your request. But nothing was too outdated, the exhibits are still suitable for the animals. Gladys Porter Zoo Timing: 09:00 am - 06:00 pm. BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Valle圜entral) - Gladys Porter Zoo unveiled its master plan including improvements to multiple areas of the zoo and an opportunity for expansion. Gladys Porter Zoo Contact Number: +1-9565467187. The zoo hasn't changed too much from my childhood, they even still have a lot of the old signage. Gladys Porter Zoo Address: 500 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA, 78520, United States. And the resaca attracts quite a bit of native wildlife, so you can see some of the birds that make the Rio Grande Valley such a big birding hotspot. The aquarium isn't very big, opting to focus specifically on the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna Madre rather than trying to feature species from all over the world.Īnother thing that's really cool about the zoo is that part of it is built over a resaca, so you can get around on bridges, and some exhibits are built on small islands you can view from the bridges. There are some very nice bird exhibits as well, including the aviary Macaw Canyon. (I won't be surprised if they add it to all the open croc exhibits, there are still a ton of coins in the herpetarium one) There's a nice little hoofstock collection, including the harnessed bushbuck, rare in zoos outside of Africa. When I was a kid it was just the shorter wooden rail, I think they just got tired of people throwing coins at the crocs. They added some tall fencing to some of the outdoor crocodile exhibits. The crocodilian collection is quite good, with them having saltwater crocodiles, Orinoco crocodiles, the aforementioned Philippine crocodile (a rare species in zoos and in the wild), Cuban crocodiles, and more. Gladys Porter is not a very big zoo, but it does have some species that you won't find in many other zoos. ![]() The heat wore me out quicker than expected (I intentionally wore my steel toe boots to get a workout and wear myself out faster, but it worked too well!) so I didn't spend as much time as I planned, but I got a decent amount of photos. I really wanted to go to the zoo earlier in the year to avoid the extreme heat, but some stuff came up so my scheduling didn't work out. I wasn't able to get good pictures of the Philippine crocodile or the pygmy hippos. I wasn't able to take a lot of good exhibit photos with my big camera so I took some with my phone camera, I'll have to upload them later. I added a bunch of new photos to the Gladys Porter Zoo gallery! Mostly animal photos and some signage. ![]()
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