Houston Zoo Celebrates Earth Day With Tour of Eco-Friendly Facilities
Texas’s Houston Zoo was celebrating Earth Day by releasing a video tour of some of its eco-friendly facilities.
In a statement, the zoo said it was showing “its commitment to sustainability and conservation efforts with a series of initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental footprint.”
Some of the new initiatives included an administrative headquarters “designed to use 24 percent less energy than a standard office building,” a transition to LED lighting, eco-friendly plush animal toys made from recycled materials, and collecting electronic devices for recycling, according to a press release. Credit: Houston Zoo via Storyful
Video Transcript
- --quarantine, I'd like to come see the angels.
- So I did twist it. Oh, OK. So I just--
[CHATTER]
- Yeah.
- You float them out like this. Then you float them in like that.
- Yeah. Tuck it back. Good job, buddy.
- Look, a troll.
Are we going to the slide?
- Yeah. [INAUDIBLE]
[CHATTER]
