She was helpful in pointing visitors to areas of the zoo with rare, endangered animals or other animals of special interest. Our docent didn’t seem especially knowledgeable, but she was very pleasant, said “cool” a lot and the younger kids on the train seemed to enjoy her talk. The 45 minute ride is well worth the small extra fee ($2 for adults $1 for children), but I’d recommend riding it at the beginning of a visit to GPZ to get an overview of the zoo layout, rather than at the end. We rode the zoo train at the end of our visit (to cool off and rest a bit) because we arrived before the train began its daily runs. There are three aviaries, a butterfly house, different species of apes, monkeys, lizards, kangaroos, crocodiles, a herpetarium and a number of rare, endangered species for visitors to enjoy. GPZ has lions and tigers and bears for kids of all ages to enjoy! The gorilla exhibit is particularly well done. New exhibits areas, including a marine exhibit building, are under construction and scheduled to open in early 2012. Animal areas are separated mostly by water and walls sculpted to look like natural rock and stone, rather than by cages and bars. GPZ was one of the first zoo’s to implement “cageless” animal exhibits. Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, celebrated its 40th anniversary is September, 2011, but GPZ doesn’t feel like an “old” zoo.
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