Zoo Tours: NEW! Galápagos Islands

Zoo Tours: NEW! Galápagos Islands | Houston Zoo

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EPISODE 150
The Galápagos Islands... we've all heard of them before. It's a volcanic archipelago west of Ecuador. There's a good chance you may have learned about them in school, but for the first time in an American Zoo, the Galapagos now has its own major attraction. Seven sections that evoke its landscapes, and ocean habitats through 40 incredible species. BUT there's a catch! A lot of these animals are not native to the Galapagos, rather, there are here to represent their Galapagos cousins. However, through its conservation message and state of the art exhibitry, the Houston Zoo's newest project is one of the most highly praised zoological attractions ever built.
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More Info on the Galapagos Islands exhibit: www.houstonzoo.org/blog/galap...
Zoo Map: www.houstonzoo.org/explore/map/
FULL SPECIES LIST:
Sea Lion Coast
1. California Sea Lion
Where Reptiles Rule
2. Galapagos Tortoise
3. Grand Cayman Blue Iguana
Submerged Worlds
4. Sally Lightfoot Crab, Nimble Spray Crab
Our Shared Ocean
5. Sea Nettle (Species Not Specified)
One Ocean Aquarium
6. Guineafowl Puffer, King Angelfish, Cortez Angelfish , Convict Surgeonfish, Cuvier’s Surgeonfish, Bignose Unicornfish, Spotted Unicornfish, Razor Surgeonfish, Pacific Creole Fish, Bonnethead Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark, Green Sea Turtle, Cownose Ray, Blacknosed Butterflyfish, Raccoon Butterflyfish, Threadfin Butterflyfish, Sunburst Butterflyfish, Threebanded Butterflyfish, Longnose Butterflyfish, Cortez Rainbow Wrasse, Sunset Wrasse, Rockmover Wrasse, Mexican Hogfish
Into the Lava Tunnel
7. Sea Star, Seahorse (not specified), Trumpetfish, Snowflake Eel, Small Spine Sea Star, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber (Isostichopus), Longnose Hawkfish, Purple Long Spine Urchin, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer
Flightless Perfection
8. Humboldt Penguin
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@ZooTours 3 ай бұрын

*THIS* is what I meant when I said the tours would be presented in a new style. Quick, to the point, and more exhibit focused. I am currently focusing on advancing my actual career (unless one of you knows where I can get a celebrity shoutout:), and this format makes it much easier for me to write, edit and actually get videos out on time - something I've struggled with lately. SITE MAP: s28164.pcdn.co/files/Galapagos-Site-Plan_updated-titles_3.2021-scaled.jpg More Info on the Galapagos Islands exhibit: www.houstonzoo.org/blog/galapagos-islands-exhibit-debuts/ Zoo Map: www.houstonzoo.org/explore/map/ FULL SPECIES LIST: Sea Lion Coast 1. California Sea Lion Where Reptiles Rule 2. Galapagos Tortoise 3. Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Submerged Worlds 4. Sally Lightfoot Crab, Nimble Spray Crab Our Shared Ocean 5. Sea Nettle (Species Not Specified) One Ocean Aquarium 6. Guineafowl Puffer, King Angelfish, Cortez Angelfish , Convict Surgeonfish, Cuvier’s Surgeonfish, Bignose Unicornfish, Spotted Unicornfish, Razor Surgeonfish, Pacific Creole Fish, Bonnethead Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark, Green Sea Turtle, Cownose Ray, Blacknosed Butterflyfish, Raccoon Butterflyfish, Threadfin Butterflyfish, Sunburst Butterflyfish, Threebanded Butterflyfish, Longnose Butterflyfish, Cortez Rainbow Wrasse, Sunset Wrasse, Rockmover Wrasse, Mexican Hogfish Into the Lava Tunnel 7. Sea Star, Seahorse (not specified), Trumpetfish, Snowflake Eel, Small Spine Sea Star, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber (Isostichopus), Longnose Hawkfish, Purple Long Spine Urchin, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer Flightless Perfection 8. Humboldt Penguin

@Garryzilla 3 ай бұрын

So no marine iguanas cause I know they’re not in zoos or aquariums for that matter and if some zoos had one I bet one is gonna be called zilla

@Nissanghmohanbabu 3 ай бұрын

I like your videos. For your next video could you tour the Oakland Zoo?

@christianbontempo8859 3 ай бұрын

I believe the reason to why the zoo used substitutes for some of the Galapagos species is that some of the species found in Galapagos are highly protected and it’s not allowed for them to leave the islands.

@WildWorld81 3 ай бұрын

Having been to the Galapagos, I love how this encapsulates how fantastic this special island chain is, even if there are different species standing in for Galapagos classics

@samuelb199 3 ай бұрын

I wish more zoos would do implied exhibits like this. There are lots of different parts of the world that are super unrepresented in zoos. Obviously, because a lot of the animals can't be kept in captivity, like the Galapagos, for example. But with proper education, oustanding immersion, and exhibit design, Houston proves a concept like this most definitely can be done!

@Consistency... 16 күн бұрын

05:38 “not to be mistaken with hollywood” 😂😂

@thatfishguy4991 3 ай бұрын

That’s the most beautiful tortoise exhibit Ive seen

@Bulbasaur617 3 ай бұрын

Oh now this is something cool to see. An attraction dedicated to the Galapagos. It's cool to learn about the creatures that live in the Galapagos Isle. Fantastic job on the tour video here.

@Troxisthebest 3 ай бұрын

This exhibit is goated

@Echobeluga 3 ай бұрын

This exhibit was so amazing and I was hoping it would be covered here! I hope you enjoyed it! As for which old exhibit I miss: the Commerson's dolphin exhibit at Journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld San Diego, which currently houses tropical fish and rays.

@albatross4920 3 ай бұрын

An exhibit that no longer exists that i miss: Monterey Bay's Save our Seahorses. It was my first time ever going to the aquarium and I remember the conservation theming leaving an impact on my little kid mind. Also, the retro Steinhart aquarium before being renovated.

@lesliechu8879 3 ай бұрын

Nice!! In fact, I feel like moving to Houston, Texas in the future to have a stable job there at the zoo! Visit the Woodland Park Zoo next, Zak! And here are 3 zoo trivia questions for you & your girlfriend.... 1) What year did the California Academy Of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium originally house piranhas? 2) How many years did the Vancouver Zoo originally house elephants? 3) What year did Bayou the American Alligator move into the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo?

@rk9raptor133 3 ай бұрын

You should totally revisit / get someone to visit some zoos in Europe; honestly a lot of them are underrated and arguably more zoologically intricate than in the States

@Elephant-Puppet 3 ай бұрын

Like Colchester Zoo

@Ywabag 3 ай бұрын

I would love to see an updated ranking of every zoo and aquarium you've been to

@patnieto4769 3 ай бұрын

I know u only do zoos but I highly recommend the Long Island Aquarium

@ransonhorse534 3 ай бұрын

So amazing!!! My suggestion is the Central Park Zoo in New York.

@otterlord5906 3 ай бұрын

I miss the Malayan Tapir exhibit at DAK's MJT. It was probably the best tapir in the US.

@kibawolflve124 3 ай бұрын

i been there in person this video doesn’t do it justice it very beautiful and you can cool down on a hot day

@TheRonin2024 3 ай бұрын

i love aquatic more then any other animal idk why thye seems so satysfying

@alexallen9640 3 ай бұрын

What a cute exhibit and displays. Although it just had only animal exhibit I do miss the Swamp Adventure trail from Binder Park Zoo 🙂👍

@Keenakeen 3 ай бұрын

Im actually considering doing something like this in Planet Zoo. I have all the needed animals: California Sea Lion, Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Lesser Antilean Iguana, African Penguin and Little Blue Penguin, and now all I need is the required inspiration!!

@Youngkye911 3 ай бұрын

Cool

@DereksZooVideos0118 3 ай бұрын

Great to see an exhibit dedicated to such an underrepresented area. I personally don't mind the stand-ins either. One exhibit I miss is the Australian Welcome Center and Animals after Dark buildings in Fort Wayne's Australian Adventure. Much more unique than what replaced them.

@ColeSchramm 3 ай бұрын

😂 Love the Houston Astros reference at the end of the video. Great job! The new exhibit looks fantastic.

@thewalkingpokedex6111 3 ай бұрын

Liking the new channel logo

@the_gaming_hyena 3 ай бұрын

Honestly, while I agree that they were terrible for the animals themselves, I am quite nostalgic for the cat complex and bear grottoes at Omaha

@Elephant-Puppet 3 ай бұрын

Hi gaming hyena

@mariedufore8795 3 ай бұрын

Cooooool

@shaneblackburn8321 3 ай бұрын

I really want to see sumatran Rhino at the zoo again 😢

@graphite2786 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this new streamlined format🙂. The discourses on animal species on all your previous videos were informative though started to get repetitive - ( there is only so much you can say about meerkats and elephants). For me, this is the most suitable way of showcasing an exhibit , though an accompanying real time walkthrough video - no script just a caption labelling the exhibit and critters, would be an extra added bonus. As for what exhibit i miss at my local zoo? ¾ of it. In the last 20 years, Melbourne zoo has shifted away from geographical exhibits and is doing Concept exhibits. These are aimed specifically to kids. So we have Carnivores ( lions, crocodiles etc) and Growing Wild , which is an entire area of interactives . The only animals are some tortoise and a turkey. The Wild Sea is a tiny seal tank and a penguin exhibit with a few aquariums but with all these video screens and sound scapes that give me a migraine. Compared to how the zoo used to be , large themed enclosures and a fairly large selection of species, it's now a trashy dull sh*t scape of kiddy distractions. Our mammals have been reduced to just 32 species, all the basic ones that kids enjoy. Meerkat, tiger, lion, giraffe, elephant etc. We used to have things like aardvark, platypus, tree kangaroo, new Guinea wallabies, maned wolf, bush buffalo and a huge bird selection. There is nothing there that interests me anymore and I've stopped going.

@dagoodboy6424 3 ай бұрын

New logo?

@TommyBoggs-cq4te 3 ай бұрын

Birds of The World's opening date is November 2024!

@kaijusyestroublemakersno8535 Ай бұрын

With the iguana part, if the marine iguanas were in exhibit instead of blue iguanas, would it be illegal?

@juliekang3678 Ай бұрын

Mine is Cincinnati zoo Wildlife canyon

@user-ls1yl4sp8d 3 ай бұрын

Can you visit pairi daiza Belgium

@Steveofthejungle8 3 ай бұрын

Yes, always more jokes about the Astros

@ladyvenusdragon 3 ай бұрын

Recently, I found out that they removed the Wolf Woods for the Milwaukee County Zoo which deeply upset me. I love wolves and always ran off to see them whenever I went to that zoo but now I don't really have much interest in going back for now because of this. :(

@richardmaurer9174 3 ай бұрын

When I saw this in my feed I was both excited and sceptical. Excited because I've always wanted to see a Galapagos exhibit, sceptical because I know Ecuador doesn't currently allow any animals to be removed from the islands. Turns out I was right to be sceptical. Sorry, but I don't want to see an exhibit of mostly stand-ins. It's a shame that Ecuador doesn't allow zoos to to take some animals for captive breeding as they could be assurance colonies against possible ecological disaster. Most of the animals of the Galapagos would do well in captivity, with the exception of marine iguanas, and even they might be possible with further study of their needs in captivity.

@thomashollingshead015 3 ай бұрын

Still an incredibly beautiful exhibit though.

@theimmigrant7953 3 ай бұрын

It isn’t exactly Houston’s fault that that’s the case though.

@richardmaurer9174 3 ай бұрын

@@theimmigrant7953 I wasn't implying that it was Houston's fault, as far as not being able to obtain the animals anyway. But what is the point of an exhibit featuring a location that you can't obtain animals from? It seems borderline deceptive to me. And before anyone says the general public probably won't notice the difference, while this is sadly true it is not an excuse. If that's the case why not use stand-ins for all the rarer animals? You could have an exhibit for a South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis), then place a sign saying "This is really a Amur Tiger because we can't actually get a South China Tiger" I'd love to see a New Zealand exhibit also, but not if they're going to have a purple gallinule in place of a takahe and a bearded dragon in place of a tuatara.

@theimmigrant7953 3 ай бұрын

@@richardmaurer9174 Houston was always extremely vocal about their stand in species, both in marketing and in in the exhibit itself, not deceptive on the slightest. The point of the exhibit is not only to highlight a place in the world that no other American zoo even acknowledges (would you rather another African savanna or Asian temple) but also to bring attention to Houston’s conservation work in the Galápagos Islands themselves. This is a running theme in the entire Master Plan. Brazil’s Pantanal, Rwanda, Madagascar, Borneo, and the Galapagos are all areas of the world Houston focuses on helping, that they want to showcase with more than a missable article on their website thus each one is planned on receiving an exhibit all to themselves in the future. The Galapagos deserve more than a yard of tortoises and Houston delivered. For zoo nerds like us it’s disappointing to see stand in species but for the average guest who has no idea what the wildlife of the Galapagos looks like they’ll be leaving knowing that the islands are home to sea lions, penguins, iguanas, and so much more. Because lord knows guests won’t remember the species. To the average guest, a penguin is just a penguin, and to zoo nerds these are all still rare, endangered, or rescued species who need Houston’s help. If you can’t view the exhibit as the Galapagos then simply view it as a necessary upgrade for the tortoises, iguanas and especially the sea lions and a replacement for the Kipp Aquarium all of which were subpar exhibits. I understand the frustration, but I wouldn’t worry about zoos becoming misleading tourist traps by having a black bear stand in for a panda bear. Houston made something new and unique all while bringing attention to an overlooked part of the world and the work they do in it, and they knocked it out of the park despite the suboptimal situation with obtaining species.