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Runners come out to support sea turtles

Runners got a challenge unique to our community Saturday with the arrival of the 6th annual Ridley Rush, a 1-mile fun run at 8 a.m. through Gladys Porter Zoo.

Gladys Porter Zoo welcomes four baby flamingos

Visitors to Gladys Porter Zoo will soon see new Caribbean flamingos added to the Tropical America zoogeographic area with four healthy babies hatching this month.

Gladys Porter Zoo officials advise public of payment trouble

Anyone planning to visit the Gladys Porter Zoo on Saturday might want to bring cash or a checkbook.

Gladys Porter Zoo mourns death of western lowland gorilla

The staff of the Gladys Porter Zoo are mourning the loss of a critically endangered western lowland gorilla.

Earth Friendly: Gladys Porter Zoo hosts Party for the Planet

While a visit to Gladys Porter Zoo is always a celebration, Saturday visitors got invited to a zoo-wide party—for planet Earth.

Veterinarian explains why zoos monitoring against avian flu

From a distance, the Gladys Porter Zoo is monitoring an alarming spread of avian flu affecting poultry farms across the United States.

Gladys Porter Zoo’s iconic gorilla dies

Gladys Porter Zoo staff are mourning the passing of Lamydoc, the patriarch of the zoo’s multi-generational Western lowland gorilla troop.   On Tuesday in Brownsville, Lamydoc...

Animal playday: Zoo prepares special Valentine’s event

It turns out the zookeepers at Gladys Porter Zoo have been just as busy as the rest of us in finding a gift for...

Dangerous ‘feels like’ temps continue

The bitter cold front that arrived in the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday will continue to produce dangerous wind chills through Saturday. Wind chills, or...

Winter Texan Day at Gladys Porter Zoo scheduled for Wednesday

Attention Winter Texans, Gladys Porter Zoo will have its annual Winter Texan Discount Day next week where your zoo entrance will be reduced to...