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Zoo History Video Short
Learn about the history of the Oregon Zoo, which celebrates 50 years at its current location in July, 2009.
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Asian Elephants
Learn about Asian Elephants at the Oregon Zoo!
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Orphan Cougar Kitten Rescued
Watch Oregon zoo keepers play with orphaned cougar kitten.
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Dexter cows and Guinea Hogs Join The Family Farm
The Family Farm gets a little more fun with the addition of some new and charming denizens.
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New Tiger Viewing
The Oregon Zoo's Tiger Exhibit has a remodeled viewing area. Exhibit Manager Brent Shelby explains.
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Meet Oregon Spotted Frogs Captain Kirk, Scotty and Spock!
Zookeeper Kristina Smith discusses the three Spotted Frogs named after Star Trek characters.
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Become A ZooTeen!
Learn about the Oregon Zoo's ZooTeen program.
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8 Months and 1,005 Pounds!
Samudra celebrates his 8 month birthday and weighs 1,005 pounds.
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New Mountain Goat "Montane"
Watch Montane's first steps in the Mountain Goat Exhibit.
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Wolves Enjoy A Birthday Treat
Our wolves receive a carcass as a special treat for their birthdays.
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New Digital X-Ray
Donaton of new digital x-ray provides state of the art medical care for zoo animals.
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New Condors Arrive
Hear the interesting story behind Condor 155 and its brush with death in the wild.
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 Hedgehog Day 2009
Chikri, the African hedgehog, predicts the spring weather in the tradition of groundhog day.
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Super Bowl 2009
The Oregon Zoo's orangutans make their annual super bowl pick with the help of Lewis and Clark Head Football Coach Chris Sulages.
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 Return
to Amazon Flooded Forest
Animals go back on exhibit in the Amazon Flooded Forest.
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Arctic Ambassador 2008
Journey with Oregon Zoo zooteen Erica Wills as she travels to the arctic to learn about the plight of polar bears.
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 Snow
Day 2008
Animals at the Oregon Zoo enjoy a day playing in the snow.
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Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Piglets
2 weeks old Visayan Warty Piglets born at the Oregon Zoo.
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Red Ape Reserve Video Blog 01: Construction Begins
Exhibits and Design Manager Brent Shelby gives a tour
to show how the new exhibit will look.
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Red Ape Reserve Video Blog 02
Brent Shelby describes the latest progress of our new orangutan exhibit under construction.
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Africa Rainforest
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 Africa
Rainforest: An Introduction
The animals in the Africa Rain Forest, such as the bats, duikers and crocodiles,
enjoy their natural surroundings. August 2003
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 Baby Bats
Ooh and aww at the newborn bats.
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|  Swamp
Monkeys Catch
Spring Fever
Watch the small monkeys enjoy the first sunny day of spring.
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Baby Red-Flanked Duiker
The baby duiker follows the camera around its exhibit, giving in to its insatiable
curiosity. July 2002
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Africa Savanna |
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Feeding the Rhino
An Oregon Zoo intern feeds the female Rhinoceros. August 2002
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 Naked
Mole Rats
Learn more about these
interesting animals.
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 Dangerous
Mice
Egyptian Spiny Mice arrive at Oregon Zoo.
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Amazon Flooded Forest |
 Amazon
Flooded Forest: an Introduction
A closer look at the animals inhabiting the Amazon region including turtles,
reptiles and monkeys.
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 Caiman
One of these strange creatures, resembling a crocodile, tries to devour the camera
while waiting for food from the keeper.
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 Poison
Dart Frogs
Animal
Facts about these beautiful but deadly frogs
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Spotted Frog tadpoles at the Oregon Zoo
Oregon Spotted Frogs, a local species threatened with extinction, are being helped by the Oregon Zoo to boost populations and get a healthy head start.
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Bears |
 Oregon
Zoo Teen Learns About Polar Bears in the Wild
Oregon Zoo Arctic Ambassador Kaitlyn Casimo took the trip of a life-time to see and learn about the plight of Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada.
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 Polar
Bears Celebrate Independence
The Polar Bears enjoy star-shaped ice treats to celebrate the 4th of July. July 2003
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 Polar
Bears Enrichment
The Polar Bears enjoy their exhibit by diving and swimming in their pool.
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 Sun
Bears Have Fun at the
Oregon Zoo
The Sun Bears explore their home.
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 The
Sun Bears Visit the Dentist
Bears need a dentist, too!
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 Global
Warming and Polar Bears
Learn about the effects of global warming on polar bears.
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 Black
Bear Returns
Gerry,
the black bear,
returns to the zoo.
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Cascade Crest
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 New
Kid on the Rocks, 2003
The newest edition to the Mountain Goat exhibit, Lily, is pampered by her loving
mother. May 2003
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 New
baby Mountain Goat, 2002
The baby male goat experiences his first steps and veterinary exam. July 2002
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Cats of the Amur Region |
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 Tiger Birthday
The endangered amur tigers at the Oregon Zoo celebrate their birthday with some special enrichment.
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 Tigers
Can Play, Too!
Running, swimming, lounging
in the sun...
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 Leopards
Get their Teeth Cleaned
Those teeth don't stay clean without some help.
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 Leopards:
Up Close and Personal
Watch the Leopards in their environment as they play with visitors, nap, and
chase each other.
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 How
Do Tigers
Celebrate Birthdays?
Our
tigers celebrate with pumpkins!
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 Endangered Amur Leopards Introduced
Leopard keeper Philip explains how we introduced two large and dangerous predators to each other.
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 Amur Leopards Meet For First Time
Rare leopards Freddy and Kia at the Oregon Zoo meet for the first time.
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Eagle
Canyon |
Kids at Eagle Canyon
Families enjoy Eagle Canyon in the hot 2004 summer
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 Eagle
Canyon
Tour the exciting new addition to The
Great Northwest exhibit!
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Events |
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 Super Bowl
2008
Watch as the orangutans decide who will win the 2008 Super Bowl.
PSU coach Jerry Glanville helps make the call.
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 Polar Bears celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day -- even our polar bears!
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 Super
Bowl 2007
Inji,
our female orangutan, makes her annual Super Bowl prediction.
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 Packy's
40th Birthday
The
large Asian elephant celebrates his 40th birthday in front
of a large audience.
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 Inji
the Orangutan Predicts Super Bowl Winner
Inji,
the matriarch of our orangutan troop, has the uncanny ability
to pick the winner of football games. In the past she has predicted
the winner of two Civil War games and three Super Bowl games.
In this 2004 video, she correctly predicted a Patriots victory.
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 Holiday
Enrichment 2003
Holiday
treats for the animals! December 2003
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 Release
of Endangered Turtles
Turtles are returned back
to the wild.
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 ZooLights
Preview
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 ZooLights
2006
The
zoo celebrates the season
with festive lights.
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 Thanksgiving
Enrichment
Polar bears and meerkats celebrate Thanksgiving 2006.
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 Oregon
Zoo's Flying Reindeer
Zoo
Director Tony Vecchio talks about the scientific theory of
flying reindeer
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 Hedgehog
Day at Oregon Zoo
Hedgehog Day is the new Groundhog Day.
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 Rama's Holiday Trunk Show
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 Zoo
Animal Olympics 2004
Check out the Oregon Zoo's animal version of the Olympics, complete with Olympic torch,
Olympic events and medal ceremony.
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 Family
Farm
A great place for the whole family! Trillium Creek Family Farm is the
first exhibit run exclusively by teen volunteers.
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 Animal
Enrichment
Tigers,
monkeys, bears, and otters enjoy their gifts
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 Pygmy
Rabbits Released
First
release of endangered
pygmy rabbits into the wild.
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 Bowling
For Rhinos
Pete the rhino talks about how to help the endangered rhinos by taking part in this annual event.
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 Packy's
Birth 1962
Remarkable
color footage showing
baby Packy and the attending crowds.
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 Babirusa Pigs Debut in Portland
Oregon Zoo Director Tony Vecchio talks about the importance
of these rare and unusual pigs from Southeast Asia.
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Insect Zoo |
 Bug
Week
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Insect Zoo, the Oregon Zoo hosted Bug
Week that featured games and activities for bug lovers of all ages. July 2002
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Lorikeets |
 Lorikeets
Lorikeets eat out of visitors hands, sing in the trees, and fly around
their exhibit. August 2002
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 Lorikeets
Animal
Facts about these colorful birds
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Ocelot
Exhibit |
|  Ocelot
Kitten: a new addition
Our vets get their first close look at our five-week old ocelot kitten.
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 Ocelot
Kitten!
Our new ocelot kitten explores his exhibit with mother Alice.
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Penguinarium |
 Penguin
A glimpse into the daily life of a penguin at the Oregon Zoo. July 2003
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 Penguin
Hatches
Watch an endangered humboldt penguin chick hatch at the Oregon Zoo. March 2004
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 Humboldt
Penguins
Watch and learn about our penguins.
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 Endangered Humboldt Penguin Hatched
A new baby penguin is hatched at the Oregon Zoo. Cute!
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Primates |
 Oregon Zoo's 2008 Mother of the Year!
The Oregon Zoo's adult Colobus, Molly, was chosen as the 2008 mother of the year!
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 New Climbing Structure for the Chimpanzees
Senior Keeper Dave Thomas explains the new renovations in the Chimpanzee exhibit.
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 Delu Turns One
Delu, a rare colobus monkey, approaches her first birthday at the Oregon Zoo.
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 Construction
On New Orangutan Exhibit Begins
Senior Keeper Dave Thomas shows us how the new exhibit will look, and tells us why the orangutans should love their new home.
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 Coco's
Birthday
Coco the Chimp celebrates her birthday. 2002
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 Chimps
These human-like animals live in their day-to-day environment with happiness and pleasure. 2002
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 Baby Colobus Monkey
Baby Colobus Monkey stays close to its mother.
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Presents for Primates
The primates get some presents.
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Steller Cove |
 Steller
Cove: An Introduction
The Sea Otters, Sea Lions and fish swim and play happily in their special exhibit.
2001
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 New
Wolf Eel
Watch the toothy critter's release into the waters of Steller Cove. July 2003
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 Sea
Otters Celebrate
The sea otters enjoy star-shaped ice treats to celebrate the 4th of July. July
2003
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 The
Sea Lions get their Teeth Brushed
The Sea Lion patiently sits while his keeper brushes his teeth clean. September
2002
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 Sea Otter Surgery and Recovery
Thelma
the sea otter had emergency surgery to remove a damaged lung.
Learn all about it.
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Winged Wonders |
 Winged
Wonders: Tropical Butterflies
The awe and beauty of the tropical butterflies in the summer exhibit, Winged
Wonders.
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 Winged
Wonders
A summer exhibit, Winged Wonders consists of many types of butterflies.
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 Record Silverspot Butterfly Release
A threatened species of butterfly is captive reared at the Oregon Zoo in an effort to increase their population.
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 Winged
Wonders
Our summer butterfly exhibit, Winged Wonders, is opening for Summer. See all of the colorful butterflies that we will have.
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| Miscellaneous |
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 The arctic ice cap from 1980 - 2005
An animation created from climate data illustrating the shrinking of the arctic ice cap.
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 Zoo Photography Workshops
Participants get great opportunities for great shots.
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 Oregon
Zoo Visitors and Animals Beat the Summer Heat in 2004
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 Zoo
Train
The
hippest little railway in Portland.
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 Oregon
Zoo Catering
We
don't just cater to animals!
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 "Let's
Go to the Zoo "
Franklin
High School students made this video about a trip to the zoo
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 Hedgehog
Day at Oregon Zoo
Will the hedgehog can see his shadow?
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 Watch
as two Visayan Warty Pigs move into their new digs at Oregon
Zoo.
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 Wolves Move To A New Exhibit
The wolves at the Oregon Zoo make a move across the Zoo to their new exhibit near the elk exhibit.
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| Career
Profiles |
Assistant Curator
Meet Gilbert Gomez
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 Executive
Chef
Meet Chef Paul Warner
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 Photographer
Meet Michael Durham
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 Veterinarian
Meet Dr. Lisa Harrenstien
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 Zookeeper
Meet Asaba Mukobi
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