The zoo has won the Best Zoo in Texas award five times within the last six years.

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The San Antonio Zoo is nominated as one of the best in the U.S. and has won the Best Zoo in Texas award five times within the last six years.

Screams of fear filled the air and people rushed to help in the moments after a large tree branch fell Wednesday on the spring break crowds at the San Antonio Zoo.

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SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo is helping scorned exes with its second annual “Cry me a Cockroach” fundraising event. The rats will be fed to the zoo’s reptiles so if your ex was a snake this could be a good option. Birds, reptiles, and mammals from San Antonio Zoo will chow down on your symbolic exes and other people who you’ve decided are worthy of the dishonor. Zoo officials said that the purchase of a cockroach, rat, or veggie will help fund the expansion of the jaguar habitat with a connected overhead catwalk. Click here to purchase a rat, cockroach or veggie to be fed to the animals on Valentine’s Day.

SAN ANTONIO – If you’re looking to get back at your ex this Valentine’s Day, the San Antonio Zoo has got you covered! The zoo is hosting its first-ever “Cry me a Cockroach” event, where you can purchase a live cockroach for zoo staff to feed to one of their animals. According to zoo staff, if your ex was a snake, you could also buy a rat and they can feed it to a reptile. After checkout, you can name your cockroach or rat after your ex. San Antonio Zoo promotion allows couples to eat among animals on Valentine’s DayYou can watch the livestream here.