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Bayou Wildlife Zoo

Bayou Wildlife Zoo is a family-owned open-range safari park on 80 acres in Alvin, Texas, roughly 30 minutes south of Houston. Visitors board a guided tram to drive through free-ranging herds of zebras, camels, buffalo, deer, and antelope from nearly 20 countries, then walk among lemurs, wallabies, pygmy goats, and giraffes in walk-up barnyard and barn areas. With more than 500 animals across 60 species, the zoo combines a drive-through safari, a hands-on-style petting barnyard, and a giraffe-and-bottle-baby barn—all included in a single admission ticket—making it one of the Houston area's most distinctive day-trip destinations for families.