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A zoo in Columbus Texas with reptiles, birds ,hoofstock & petting zoo.

Open Fri-Sun10-5
Admission:
Adults $16.95
12 & under $12.95
3 & under Free
Columbuszootexas.com

12/27/2024

Happy Holidays animal lovers, what a beautiful morning and a beautiful weekend in the making, all the turtles and crocodiles are out basking, lemurs bouncing off the walls, ostrich doing laps, ducks are all splashing and a lot of cock-a-doodle doos.
Open today and all weekend 10-5, come on out and meet the crew🥳🥳🥳

12/21/2024

Check out the zoo owner hanging out with our loveable lemur. Doesn't get much cuter than this primate having a midday banana snack!

12/19/2024

It’s Ozzy one of several new arrivals over the last week and already settling in very nicely. Ozzy is a Serval a medium sized cat from Africa. Maxing out at 40lbs Servals have the longest legs of any cat relative to their body size. They can jump close to 7’ and sn**ch birds right out of the air, they also feed on rodents, snakes, even frogs and basically anything else they can catch and want to chomp on. Our wish now is to find him a compatible mate and shoot for some offspring.
The zoo just keeps on growing and the zookeepers along with visitors couldn’t be happier about that, animal lovers are the best!
Open all weekend Fri-Sunday 10-5 come on out and meet the critters the weather will be superb🥳

12/15/2024

Several new arrivals and exhibits opened this week including African feline, Madagascar primate, parrots from India and some seriously cute little baby Nigerian Pygmy Goats.
The weather is fantastic so come on out, meet the new residents and thank you everyone for supporting your local zoo.
Cheers❤️
Columbuszootexas.com

12/12/2024

The work never ends at the zoo, moving crocs today.
Spectacled Caiman in her 10th year, I raised this beauty from a tiny little hatchling now she’s a shy but ferocious hunter, raccoons, possum, snakes she’s not picky they’re best to not trespass her pond.

12/06/2024

An African Slender Snout Crocodile, oblivious to the cold temps this morning, is enjoying the balmy 80° in the tropical building. This exhibit houses dozens of reptiles, birds, and tropical plants such as Heliconia, Plumeria, Banana, Hibiscus, Areca, & Ponytail Palm trees. I think I'll just hang out in here all day today.

11/27/2024

We’ll be open this Thanksgiving weekend Fri-Sun 10-5 if you have family visiting from out of town then come on by we’ll have the Serpentarium open, the greenhouse open, petting zoo open and the best part is the weather is perfect🥳
See ya soon folks🙏🏻

11/22/2024

Time for a dip in the pool, gotta love Texas and our 6 month Summers🥰
Galapagos Tortoise 10 yrs old and 150 lbs🤯

11/16/2024

Check out R2 doing his birthday moves. He's so excited he made it to his 10th birthday and even more excited for 60 more🥳
The Galah, also known as the Rose Breasted Cockatoo, is an Australian species of cockatoo. The Galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species and is endemic to mainland Australia. It was introduced to Tasmania in the mid-19th century, where it is now widespread and much more recently to New Zealand.
Showing off for visitors all weekend 10am -5pm, come on out and meet the parrots we have several species and over 100 exhibits now open.

11/02/2024

Can’t beat November for viewing the crocs & caiman, the cooler temps force them to exit the water to bask in the sun🥰
Spectacled caiman living the dream of a life with no jaguars or anacondas.

11/01/2024

Check out these beautiful baby Western Diamondback Rattlers born right here at the zoo this Summer. Texas has over 100 species of snake with over 90% being non venomous and we have the largest rattlesnake collection on exhibit anywhere in the state.
The Serpentarium will closing for the winter soon as rattlesnakes need to hibernate so come on out for a private tour we have close to 70 exhibits showcasing rattlesnakes from all over their range, some are so rare they can only be seen here at Columbus Zoo Texas 🥳

10/30/2024

One of our favorite residents here at the zoo Snowy an Umbrella Cockatoo enjoying the breeze and perfect temps🥰

10/29/2024

Ostrich kids grow up so fast averaging a foot per month until they’re 7 months old🤯
Some fun facts: the only two toed bird on Earth, largest bird on Earth, can outrun a lion and a leopard, males hatch & raise the chicks, omnivores and can weigh over 350lbs.
They’ll also sn**ch your cell phone, take off your hat and remove your sunglasses without your permission.
We love them anyways🥰

10/13/2024

We are open tomorrow for the holiday.
Make sure you stop by and enjoy the day off by taking a walk on the wild side!

10/12/2024

DC is enjoying the best grass in town.
Stop by and give him some love. The weather is perfect for it, come on out!

09/28/2024

She’s just the best mom🥰
Our super awesome Capybara Lucy had kids for the second time this year and they’re all girls🤯😍
Capybara are the largest rodents on Earth and in the wild to keep their babies safe they have to be vigilant always on the lookout for predators such as anaconda, caiman and jaguars. It’s a tough life but somehow they persevere.
To learn more and meet them in person we’ll be open Fri-Sun 10-5, over 100 exhibits now open🥳

09/24/2024

If you’ve been to the Columbus Zoo just west of Houston it doesn’t take long to see we’re crazy about crocs. Currently we keep over half of the worlds species which currently stands at 26 including Vinny our young American Crocodile who is spending the day poolside just enjoying this amazing weather.
The habitat of the American crocodile consists largely of coastal areas.It is also found in river systems, but tends to prefer salinity, resulting in the species congregating in brackish lakes, mangrove swamps, lagoons, cays, and small islands. Other crocodiles also have tolerance to saltwater due to salt glands underneath the tongue, but the American crocodile is the only species other than the saltwater crocodile to commonly live and thrive in saltwater.They can be found on beaches and small island formations without any freshwater source, such as many cays and islets across the Caribbean. They are also found in hypersaline lakes; one of the largest known populations inhabits Lago Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic.
The American crocodile is one of the largest crocodile species. Males can reach lengths of more than 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in), weighing over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb).On average, mature males are more in the range of 2.9 to 4.1 m (9 ft 6 in to 13 ft 5 in) in length weighing up to about 400 kg (880 lb).
So far we’ve had 3 species reproduce here at the park and next Summer we’re shooting for our 4th the African Slender Snout Crocodile, one of our most favorite species🥰
The weather is perfect for croc viewing especially on the cooler mornings when they’re out basking. Come on by and see them up close they’ll be waiting for you. Also check out our website for field trip and birthday party info we love to do big group tours.
Thanks for supporting your local zoo and businesses🙏🏻❤️
Columbustexaszoo.com

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2105 Highway 71
Columbus, TX
78934

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Check out the zoo owner hanging out with our loveable lemur. Doesn't get much cuter than this primate having a midday banana snack! #zookeeperlife #lemur #lemurlove

Check out R2 doing his birthday moves. He's so excited he made it to his 10th birthday and even more excited for 60 more🥳 The Galah, also known as the Rose Breasted Cockatoo, is an Australian species of cockatoo. The Galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species and is endemic to mainland Australia. It was introduced to Tasmania in the mid-19th century, where it is now widespread and much more recently to New Zealand. Showing off for visitors all weekend 10am -5pm, come on out and meet the parrots we have several species and over 100 exhibits now open.

DC is enjoying the best grass in town. Stop by and give him some love. The weather is perfect for it, come on out!

We absolutely love it when the zoo residents become parents and in this case it took 3 pairs of adult green iguanas to produce this motherload of hatchlings. Greens, reds and albinos we’ll keep a few and the rest will head to other facilities whose owners share our passion for reptiles. It never gets old🥰 Columbuszootexas.com

The ducks are like “ come on ostrich you can do it!” 🥰🥰🥰

Baby giants🥰 We’re opening the ostrich nursery this weekend starting on Friday where visitors can feed and touch the largest species of bird on earth. This is a rare and very unique experience so have those cameras ready you’ll want to capture the moment it’s very entertaining to say the least🤗

One of our dinosaurs on patrol this morning in his quest for some tasty snacks. This is a cassowary and like humans this beauty is an omnivore feeding on fruit, some veggies and small animals such as rodents,small birds, small reptiles etc. Come on by and see up close the scale covered legs and feet and you’ll see why these impressive creatures are often considered modern day velociraptors 😍

We are looking for trainees to join our small zoo crew. Must have reliable transportation, a strong work ethic and love animals. Call the zoo, message or pop in between Fri & Sun during business hours 10-5. If you’re interested in animal care, being a tour guide or just like the thought of designing and setting up enclosures then the Columbus Zoo west of Houston may just be the place for you. We look forward to meeting you and joining our team🤗

COME OUT FOR SPRING BREAK

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New additions to the petting zoo , Strawberry gave birth to a couple of rambunctious Nigerian Pygmy Goats 🥰🥰🥰 The little boy & girl will need some cute names any suggestions?

This pretty boy all fired up for Super Bowl Sunday🥰🥰🥰