The Houston Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals and it is the second most visited zoo in the U.S. Exhibits range from the African Forest, which features rhinos, zebras and giraffes, to the new ...

"It looked like a winter wonderland here, we don't ever see that in Houston," said Kevin Hodge, the zoo's vice president ... an Amur leopard, African painted dogs, North American river otters ...

The elephants live in dry to wet forest and grassland ... also have smaller ears while African male and female elephants both have tusks, according to the Houston Zoo.