Archive for the ‘Funny’ Category

Sep
13

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Meerkats

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, September 9 !

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Kristi Jones!!!

Mommy why is that Hawk always circling over us??

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Frances Zollinger:

The stars at night,
Are big and bright,
Deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky
Is wide and high,
Deep in the heart of Texas. 

SECOND RUNNER UP!

Kim Ivy Swicegood: “I see trees of green…red roses too…I see ‘em bloom…for me and you…and I think to myself…what a wonderful world.” (Louis Armstrong)
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Tie for THIRD RUNNER UP too!
Della Schapiro: We finished our tango. Let’s check our scores!
Donna Petter Perry: Fallen, but not forgotten. God Bless the USA!!
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Honorable Mentions:

Benjamin Auces Calm down, its called FEAST WITH THE BEAST but there is really no BEAST. I hope!

Jennifer Nall  I’ll never let go, Jack!

Karie Janson I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore Toto.

Kathy Russell Love means not looking at each other but looking in the same direction.

Renee Ogundana It was then they realized, he would eat the whole pretzel.

Melissa Gaddis Daddy, is that what our ancestors called a rain cloud?

Alan G Pallister Its a bird its a plane oh no you were right its a birds.

Sandra Fleming Studios Have a Lifesaver, son.

Ana Catalina Flores-Rau Is it just me or is it a tad smoky up there?

Donna Petter Perry Fallen, but not forgotten. God Bless the USA!

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We have a Meerkat Meet the Keeper Talk today at 4:00 PM. Come on in and visit the Meerkat Mob!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Sep
06

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Rhinos

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, September 2 !

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by GUPPY MAN !!!

(He knows how to rollllll!)

Why is it that every time I get comfortable, someone has to go and ring the doorbell?!?

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Eric Mele:  ROTFLOL!

Tie for SECOND RUNNER UP!


Janet Denton: Mac and Willie discover ‘Rhino Tipping.’

Lisa Osborn: ‎”I finally found some liquid makeup in MY skin tone!”
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Tie for THIRD RUNNER UP too!
Mike Finch: And people pay hundreds of dollars for a mud bath? Mine are free…

Lori Schumacher:  ‎1-2-3-4…Whew, these sit-ups are tough but wait until you see my six-pack abs!
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 There were SO MANY funny captions again! Here are just a few as Honorable Mentions:

Marco Lopez: Little help!

Christine Forisha: Aw, nuts, I left my wine in the kitchen…
Oliver Patricia: Houston, We have a problem!
Mike McDermott: ‎…hahaha! That was the best elephant joke I’ve heard in years!

Lorraine Dennis Saiz: Mud, mud glorious mud. Nothing quite like it for for cooling the blood. So follow me follow down to the hollow and there let us wallow in glorious mud!

 

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Want to know more about Southern White Rhinos?  CLICK HERE to read the story of how they got to the Houston Zoo (and see video too)! You can come see our trio of  rhinos actually roll around in their mud wallow by visiting them in The African Forest. Or, by tuning in anytime to the LIVE Rhino Cam!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Aug
30

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Reptiles

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, August 26 !

This photo is from Zoo Guest Carol Baudat!!

Thanks for this VERY caption worthy shot Carol.

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Kaci Danielle Smith !!! (Croaking our congrats!)

"Ok so there's a boy out there who can talk to snakes and make glass disappear... IS THERE ONE THAT MAYBE SPEAKS ANURA TONGUE!?"

TIE for FIRST RUNNER UP:

Rick Eierdam: Talk to the HAND

Bridget Robbins Haines: Live long, and prosper!

SO MANY FUNNY CAPTIONS- Here are just a few as Honorable Mentions:

Stacey Ricks: And now the famous mime The Golden Amphibian will perform IN A BOX for Houston Zoo Fans!

Erik Burington: Hello Clarisse

Sheila Livingston: Damn, the forcefield’s still intact. One day…

Bryan Skinner: Arrgh…I just can’t get this Hook ‘Em sign down!

Nikki Eddy: I knew I shouldn’t have eaten all those bananas

Jennifer Compte: Where’s Harry Potter when you need him?

Nan Wagoner: You didn’t get the email that today was yellow day?

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Aug
23

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Primates

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, August 19 !

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, we used a photo from one of our Zoo guests, Heidi Massin!! Thanks for the cool shot of the ring tailed lemurs Heidi.

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Brian Block !!! (Doing a big ring-tailed dance!)

"OK, see the human I'm talking about? Look but don't look. No, look but don't look. OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, THEY CAN SEE US!"

TIE for FIRST RUNNER UP:

Alma Garza Mescher: “Psssttt…I heard the kids are going back to school. We’ll be seeing less children and happier parents soon!”

Kathy Burgamy: “ I’ve told you before you have to rinse thoroughly after you shampoo…that’s why you have dry scalp.”

SECOND RUNNER UP:

Nikki Morin: “Well I heard from a friend who heard it from a guy, who heard it from his neighbor’s sister’s”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Bridget Robbins Haines I can see DAYLIGHT through here!

Pam Hogno ” Presenting your royal highness, our illustrious King Julian the XIII, self-proclaimed lord of the lemurs, etc, etc, hooray, everybody.”

Janet Denton I’ve never worn a stitch of Abercrombie and Fitch in my life. Why don’t they offer to pay ME? (**a refrence for those who watch Jersey Shore)

Alan G Pallister I heard the chimps are planning a meeting at midnight by the Tiger constructiont to plan the take over.

Daniel Reed I know you are, but what am I? (**he heh -We love Pee Wee)

Dale Martin “Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? …” (**we can hear the Beatles tune now…)

Esmeralda Hernandez Your way better than a conch shell, I can hear the ocean in your mouth but the great thing is yu can scratch my back too….ur awesome

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Aug
16

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week

Posted by in Amphibians,Contest,Funny

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, August 12 !

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Esmeralda Hernandez !!! (thunderous newt-y applause!!)

Like my halloween costume? I'm a bacon bit on salad....hehehe!

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Kathy Burgamy: Don’t move…be real still maybe they won’t see me. What do you mean I don’t blend in? Dang it I like Fall better.

SECOND RUNNER UP:

Barbara Blanchard Reed: Sometimes you feel like a newt – sometimes you don’t.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:  (soo many funny ones!)

Benjamin Auces: To blink, or not to blink? Thats the question.

Renae Ludrick:  this isn’t where I parked my car!

Nicole Gayleen Porterpan:  I just newt that this new carpet would be the wrong color green.

Sean Kim:  ”Has anyone seen my copy of ‘Slithering Heights’”?

Noel Mauricio:  Vote for me, Newt…for President!!!

Janet Denton: Did you know Fig Newtons were named after me? True story!

Bridget Robbins Haines Wait, you mean my clothes aren’t invisible? I’m really naked? Smile! SMILE and maybe they won’t notice!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

 

TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Aug
09

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Rhinos

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, August 5 !

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Annette Andrade!!! (insert woo hoo!)

DANG GORILLAS and THEIR GLUE!

 

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Mike McDermott: I love you too…are you horny?

SECOND RUNNER UP:

Amy Winegeart:  Bye honey, have a good day :)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Vincent Melgarejo: Sibindi: “Do they have the camera out?” Lynne: “Yeah, yeah. Kiss me already.” Sibindi: “Okay, but real quick and only because it’ll get me on Facebook.”

Benjamin Auces : Finally the KISS CAM came this way….

Dana Rice: Romantic rhinoceroses receive rave reviews.

Dara Carlson-Hamann:  And this one is for making me that fantastic dandelion salad! You are really the best, dear…

Silvia Ramirez: You make my Rhino world complete xoxo :)

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

DID YOU KNOW:

You can watch our rhinos in their yard – or after hours when they retire to their barn by CLICKING HERE!
To learn how our trio of Southern white rhinos made it from Africa to their new home in The African Forest, read this wonderful blog series, from bottom to top.


TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool. Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Aug
02

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Chimpanzees,Contest,Events,Funny

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, July 29!

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Michael Byron !!! (insert Grizzly roar!)

Your eyes are orange like the sun, your lips are like strawberries...Man, I'm, getting the cold shoulder, let's go see The Planet of the Apes.

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Alan G Pallister: No really the yellow snow is lemon flavored

SECOND RUNNER UP:

Jillian Yasmin Bissar: Frosty! Mah man! I wasn’t expecting you until at least December.

THIRD RUNNER UP:

Abby Prokop Fisher: Did anybody see what this guy ate cause he doesn’t look so good!

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Mike Finch: That is one big snowcone…

Stephanie Tilley: No….I don’t think you’re running a fever.

Barbara Blanchard Reed: I heard the lions got meatcicles and the humans get Blue Bell…you gonna eat that eye or play with it?

Paul White:  something else to fling!

Stacey Ricks: Hey Dude! Chill out!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

Stacey, we think you are right on with your directive to CHILL OUT…
TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool.

Guess what’s new? Starting today, you can enjoy four brand new misting stations in addition to the mister fans that are spread out all over our grounds! You can find them here:

*at the lawn by the okapis

*off Duck Lake on the side near our Wortham World of Primates

*next to the wishing well at the start of the McGovern’s Childrens Zoo

* at the entrance to The African Forest.

Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Jul
26

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Bears,Contest,Funny

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, July 22!

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Barbara Blanchard Reed !!! (insert Grizzly roar!)

Aahhhh- wuh - NO, I did not pee in the pool!

 FIRST RUNNER UP:

Cathleen Grauel Schlechte: Oh…I shoulda been a seal!

SECOND RUNNER UP:

Amy McKinney Weisman: Don’t judge… What would you do if you were wearing a fur coat in this heat? 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Sharon Rose: Ican’t “bear” the thought of one more day of this heat!!!!

Jamie Pempek Van Wunnik:  I do my best thinking right here…. 

Reba Athey: So…go fer a swim… catch some rays… get somethin -SQUIRREL!… uh..what was I sayin

Donna Lybarger:  Just too tired to get out.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!

And please come on back for next Friday!

DID YOU KNOW:

Grizzly bears, native of Alaska, western Canada and the northwestern United States, are second in size only to polar bears.  Grizzlies are omnivores, eating both plants and animals.   Both the Zoo’s naturalistic spectacled bear and grizzly bear habitats feature a flowing watercourse and pool, natural grass substrate, climbing features and additional shade.  Come on in and visit them soon!


TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool.

Guess what’s new? Starting today, you can enjoy four brand new misting stations in addition to the mister fans that are spread out all over our grounds! You can find them here:

*at the lawn by the okapis

*off Duck Lake on the side near our Wortham World of Primates

*next to the wishing well at the start of the McGovern’s Childrens Zoo

* at the entrance to The African Forest.

Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Jul
19

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week!

Posted by in Contest,Funny,Meerkats

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, July 15!

THIS WEEK WAS TOUGH! There were 90 + comments and truthfully, there were so many good ones we could have listed them all.

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Barbara Blanchard Reed!!! Let’s all stand up (in a meerkat line) for Barbara!

Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Brad Orr:  Today at the homo sapien exhibit, the meercats show humans what its like to be stared at through the glass!…….neener-neener!!

 And A Three-Way Tie For SECOND RUNNER UP:

Jennifer Dove: Rain….what rain????

Linda Fountain: See, I told you Murray made a break for it…he went that way.

Amy Farrugia Jones: Open, open, open, open

 HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Chris Alexander: Now-historic photo of the first known Meerkat flash mob.

Christine Forisha: Wow, those tweets about David Beckham really work!

Leigh Whitted Spencer: Look, the elephant exhibit’s got grass now!

Tina Mills Campbell: Humans! Look look here they come, everyone! On count of three, 1, 2, 3 moon em!

Donna Lybarger: I swear I saw Jack Hanna he was here a minute ago!

Bryan Skinner: Lets start The Wave on Three…..One! Two! Three!

Sultan Ali Mukherjee: Poor Mikey was the first contestant on the 3rd annual Meerkat butt sniffing contest.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST –A COMMENT TO ALL:
Hilary Grizzaffi Morgan said:  I don’t have a caption but I showed my 4-year-old this picture and he said “Aw, Mama!! A buncha little tuwawas ( chihuahuas)!”. Haha, had to share that!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun! And please come on back for next Friday!


TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo:

Houston summers are hot, but the Houston Zoo is cool.

Guess what’s new? Starting today, you can enjoy four brand new misting stations in addition to the mister fans that are spread out all over our grounds! You can find them here:

*at the lawn by the okapis

*off Duck Lake on the side near our Wortham World of Primates

*next to the wishing well at the start of the McGovern’s Childrens Zoo

* at the entrance to The African Forest.

Click here for all our chill activities and tips.

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.

 

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Jul
12

FOTO Friday Winner of the Week

Posted by in Contest,Elephants,Funny

Welcome to the Houston Zoo’s FOTO FRIDAY Caption Challenge results post from Friday, July 8!

Last Friday, we posted a photo on Facebook and asked you to leave your best caption in the comment section. Then readers could “like” each caption comment to vote for their favorites. Their votes, combined with those of our own panel, determined the caption to appear under the picture right here on the Official Houston Zoo Blog this week. We hope you’ll come back for the fun EVERY FRIDAY.

YOUR VOTES HELP DETERMINE THE WINNERS!

Here is the picture that was posted on Facebook last Friday, with the top voted caption by Shannon Krugman!!! Let’s all trumpet for Shannon!

WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T USE CHARMIN

FIRST RUNNER UP:

Eric Burington:I’m not touching you!!!!

  A TIE FOR SECOND RUNNER UP:

Alan G. Pallister:  Phew. I don’t get why dogs greet each other this way?

Cassidy Lentsch: So how does this “leapfrog” thing work again?

And some elephant-sized HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Neisa Villegas: it was just a peanut…come on you drama Queen!!!

Rachel Bright: Crying won’t bring back the shuttle program…we’ll all miss it.

Jeff Austin: Junk in the trunk!


CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Thanks for joining in the fun!  And please come on back for next Friday!

Did you know that elephants can swim? Baylor and Tupelo love their baby pools and all the adults enjoy their daily baths, which you can come to see every day at 10:00 AM in the McNair Elephant Habitat. It’s just one way they keep cool during TXU Energy Presents Chill Out at the Houston Zoo!

In the mean time, see these same babies, Baylor and Tupelo, trying hard to share their playpool!

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Check out our Facebook page to see the rest of the entries. We hope this brought a smile to your face. And stay tuned for next Friday’s photo! Tell your friends, share this on Facebook, Twitter or your own blogs, and start your office pools to see who can come up with the best lines. (To show the picture and link on your social media, just click the little icons under the title SHARE THIS on the lower left of this post).To find us on Facebook, type in Houston Zoo Inc. in the search field or go to http://www.facebook.com/houstonzoo and become a fan.


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