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Samudra's cake

Samudra's 2nd Birthday

Asian Elephant Samudra celebrates his 2nd birthday at the Oregon Zoo.

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Brent Shelby

Red Ape Reserve Construction: Episode 4

Brent Shelby gives a tour of the recently completed Red Ape Reserve.

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Samudra and pal

Samudra's Birthday Preview

Samudra the Asian elephant is turning two!

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Samudra

Samudra, Our Asian Elephant Calf Is 2000 Pounds

One-ton Samudra. Watch the Zoo have a little fun and celebrate Samudra's milestone.

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Polar bear

Staying Cool at the Zoo

Polar bears and an elephant play in the water.

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Elephant with tree

Elephants Receive Enrichment Tree

Family of elephants on exhibit interact with enrichment tree.

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Pete the rhino

Bowling For Rhinos At the Oregon Zoo

Watch as Pete the rhino discovers bowling pins in his exhibit.

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Paiute the cougar

New Cougar at the Zoo

Watch as Paiute, an orphaned cougar, explores his new exhibit and meets with the other cougar Chinook.

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River otters at play

Rescued River Otters

The Oregon Zoo provides a home to two playful river otters that were orphaned at a young age.

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Hippo birthday cake

Hippo Birthdays

Watch as our hippos receive a special birthday treat!

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Black bear

New Black Bears

The bears explore their new exhibit at the Oregon Zoo.

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Chendra and dinoChendra meets giganotosaurus

Asian elephant Chendra meets the giganotosaurus dinosaur that will be part of "Prehistoric Predators" at the Oregon Zoo.

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Dinos being installed

Prehistoric Predators Dinos being installed at the Oregon Zoo

Watch as a special crane lifts these giant beasts into their exhibit.

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Dinos Arrive!Dinosaurs Arrive!

The dinosaurs have arrived for the Oregon Zoo's Summer exhibit "Prehistoric Predators."

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Spring Break 2010 Is Here

Spring Break at the Zoo - 2010!

Adventurers on a budget can travel the world without leaving Portland during the Oregon Zoo's Spring Break Party presented by Fred Meyer, March 22 through April 2.

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Sway Pole Construction

Red Ape Reserve's New Sway Poles

Primate Keeper Renee Cressa provides an update on the construction of Red Ape Reserve.

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Spring Break

Spring Break is Coming to the Zoo!

Animals enjoy extra enrichment during spring break.

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Gibbon munches lettuce

Red Ape Reserve Video Blog Episode 3

Brent Shelby describes the newest additions to the Red Ape Reserve, including our new log tunnel and the brand new habitat for our white-cheeked gibbons.

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Amphibians
One of the Zoo's new Spotted Frogs

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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Oregon Spotted Frog

Threatened Frogs Released Into The Wild

Watch as Oregon Spotted Frogs reared at the Oregon Zoo and other institutions are released into the wild.

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tadpole thumbnail 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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Poison Dart FrogPoison Dart Frogs

Animal Facts about these beautiful but deadly frogs

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Insects
  Bug 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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Winged Wonders Winged Wonders
 
A summer exhibit, Winged Wonders consists of many types of butterflies.

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Silverspot ButterflyRecord 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 WondersWinged 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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Tropical Butterflies Winged Wonders: Tropical Butterflies
 
The awe and beauty of the tropical butterflies in the summer exhibit, Winged Wonders.

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Pigs
 

Male Visayan Warty PigWatch as two Visayan Warty Pigs move into their new digs at Oregon Zoo.

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Visayan Warty Piglets Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Piglets

2 weeks old Visayan Warty Piglets born at the Oregon Zoo.

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BabirusaBabirusa Pigs Debut in Portland

Former Oregon Zoo Director Tony Vecchio talks about the importance of these rare and unusual pigs from Southeast Asia.

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Reptiles
 

Caiman back in the Amazon Flooded ForestReturn to Amazon Flooded Forest

Animals go back on exhibit in the Amazon Flooded Forest.

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Western pond turtles Release of Endangered Turtles
 
Turtles are returned back
to the wild.

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Caiman 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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Wolves
Wolf eating birthday treat

Wolves Enjoy A Birthday Treat

Our wolves receive a carcass as a special treat for their birthdays.

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Wolf in new exhibitWolves 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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Miscellaneous Animals
 
Baby Duiker

Baby Duiker At The Oregon Zoo

A cute baby duiker gets its first inspection from the veterinary department at the Oregon Zoo.

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Baby River Otter

Tilly the Orphaned Otter

After being seriously injured in the wild, Tilly the river otter finds a new life at the Oregon Zoo.

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Baby River Otter

Baby River Otter Rescued

See the baby otter play.

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Miscellaneous
 
ZooTeen at Trillium Family Farm

Become A ZooTeen!

Learn about the Oregon Zoo's ZooTeen program.

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tiger getting an x-ray

New Digital X-Ray

Donaton of new digital x-ray provides state of the art medical care for zoo animals.

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Catlin Gabel robotics students Rohan Jhunjhuwala and Cole Perkinson

Catlin Gabel Students help Oregon Zoo Elephants

Catlin Gabel students recently revived a six-year-old, out-of-service environmental enrichment device for the zoo's elephants.

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arctic flowThe arctic ice cap from 1980 - 2005

An animation created from climate data illustrating the shrinking of the arctic ice cap.

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Girl playing with water Oregon Zoo Visitors and Animals Beat the Summer Heat in 2004

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Washington Park Train Station Zoo Train

The hippest little railway in Portland.

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Catering StaffOregon Zoo Catering

We don't just cater to animals!

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Students"Let's Go to the Zoo "

Franklin High School students made this video about a trip to the zoo

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Hedgehog celebrates Hedgehog Day at Oregon Zoo Hedgehog Day at Oregon Zoo

Will the hedgehog can see his shadow?

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Guinea Hog

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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Original Portland Zoo artist rendering

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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Career Profiles
Gilbert Gomez

Assistant Curator

Meet Gilbert Gomez

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Executive Chef

Meet Chef Paul Warner

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Michael Durham <Photographer
 
Meet Michael Durham

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Lisa Harrenstien Veterinarian
 
Meet Dr. Lisa Harrenstien

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Asaba Mukobi Zookeeper
 
Meet Asaba Mukobi

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