Ellen Trout Zoo

Ellen Trout Zoo To Display Rare Baby Antelope [PHOTO]
Ellen Trout Zoo To Display Rare Baby Antelope [PHOTO]
On November 23, 2011, a rare antelope, the Bay Duiker, was born at Ellen Trout Zoo.  Bay duikers are a small antelope normally seen in forests of Africa.  This baby boy weighed less than 3.5 pounds when born.  Duikers are nocturnal – going out at night to forage...
Sarabi the Female Lion Leaves the Ellen Trout Zoo
Sarabi the Female Lion Leaves the Ellen Trout Zoo
The Ellen Trout Zoo is one of my favorite attractions in East Texas so I am always glad to see emails on changes and additions at the zoo.  I just found out today that Sarabi, the Ellen Trout Zoo’s 16 year old generic lioness, will be going to the Albuquerque Biopark in New Mexico to provide a companion for a lone male lion there...
Black Bear Dies Of Natural Causes At Ellen Trout Zoo
Black Bear Dies Of Natural Causes At Ellen Trout Zoo
Brutus, Ellen Trout Zoo’s North American Black Bear, died Thursday due to age related causes. Brutus was nearly 29 years old; the life span for his species is 21-33 years. Brutus came to the Ellen Trout Zoo in August of 1984 as a confiscation by Texas Parks and Wildlife...