Our Exhibits
Red Ape Reserve
Visitors
will have unprecedented opportunities to observe orangutans and
white-cheeked gibbons, indoors and outdoors, exhibiting natural
behaviors as they literally climb and swing over visitors' heads
and come nose-to-nose with them at glass viewing windows.
AfriCafe
& Howard Vollum Aviary
Relax in the warm tropical aviary. Enjoy exotic birds in flight
and up close. Grab a bite to eat or a drink in AfriCafe, overlooking
the aviary.
Africa Rainforest
Bats and a variety of tropical birds and waterfowl live among lush vegetation.
Tropical thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour keeps the humidity
just right for endangered slender-snouted crocodiles, lung fish and
frogs in the swamp area of the exhibit.
Africa Savanna
Visit the dry, open plains of East Africa, where giraffes, zebras,
hippos and rhinos live along riverbanks and water holes. Be sure to
check out the naked mole rats.
The Alaska
Tundra Exhibit is now closed. Renovations are now under way for the new Predators
of Serengeti exhibit.
Fragile Forests:
Amazon
Flooded Forest and South American Forest
Dense rainforest canopy is home to toucans and saki monkeys. Turtles
and caimans live in the floodwaters below. This exhibit places visitors
within inches of a green anaconda.
As
they leave the flooded forest, visitors enter the tropical and subtropical
forests of southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, home to shy and
illusive ocelots. The exhibit's rock ledges provide a perfect perching
place for the cats to hang out.
Asian
Elephants
Meet Packy, Portland's star elephant, and his pals.
Bears
Travel beneath the ice floes to see polar bears basking on the shore
or taking a dip in the cool waters. See sun bears basking lazily in
trees.
Cats
of the Amur Region
Tigers and leopards native to the Russian Far East inhabit this area
of the zoo. These felines are as beautiful as they are endangered.
Entry Plaza
Step inside the gates of the Oregon Zoo for fun shopping and fine dining.
The zoo's Cascade Outfitters gift
shop offers animal-themed gifts for everyone on your list. Specialty
sandwiches and salads are served daily in the Cascade
Grill restaurant.
Great
Northwest
The Great
Northwest Exhibit includes:
Black
Bear Ridge
Black bears and bobcats await you in this exhibit.
Eagle Canyon
Eagle Canyon walks you through the habitat of the endangered bald eagles and
coho salmon while stressing the importance of forest streams and rivers.
Cascade
Stream and Pond
Peer into the beaver den and watch river otters frolic in a cool mountain stream.
Cougar
Crossing
Come face to face with our cougars.
Trillium
Creek Family Farm
Feel the wool on a Shetland lamb or brush a pygora goat.
This exibit is run entirely
by teen volunteers.
Elk
Meadow
This predator/prey exhibit features Roosevelt elk and grey wolves separated by a fence. Watch them interact in close proximity as they would in the wild. Learn about them and their important links.
Steller
Cove
Travel through underwater kelp forests and come nose-to-nose with sea otters
and sea lions. Use the research station to learn more about the underwater habitat.
Horticulture
Look for special plantings throughout the zoo.
Insect Zoo
This seasonal exhibit offers an up-close look at the world of bugs.
Island Pigs of Asia
Meet rare Visayan Warty pigs and Babirusa pigs.
Lilah
Callen Holden Elephant Museum
Learn about Portland's successful Asian elephant breeding program and
the role elephants play throughout the world.
Lorikeet
Landing
Some of the world's most beautiful birds live in this walk-through,
open-air aviary.
Visitors may purchase small paper cups of "nectar" (actually
fortified fruit juice) at the entrance to the aviary. The lorikeets
fly down and drink from the cups, making this exhibit highly
interactive. Please note that on busy days, the lorikeets may
run through their daily allotment of juice before the exhibit
closes, therefore the feeding opportunity is not guaranteed.
Penguins
Endangered Humboldt penguins can be seen both above and below the
water in this
exhibit, which replicates their native habitat.
The penguins share their exhibit with a flock
ofInca terns.
Primates
Look high to see monkeys and mandrills swinging and resting. Identify
chimps by face and discover who got caught "red-handed."
Tree
Kangaroos
Meet tree kangaroos native to New Guinea. Watch them balance on tree
branches with
their thick tails.
Warren
J. Iliff Sculpture Garden
The sculpture garden is a way for children to experience animals
in an environment that
is not intimidating, and allows them to use
their imaginations to develop their interest in
the animal world. Winged Wonders
Our walk-through aviary is a temporary summer exhibit. Check
our events
calendar for availability.
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