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Samudra's 2nd Birthday
Asian Elephant Samudra celebrates his 2nd birthday at the Oregon Zoo.
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Red Ape Reserve Construction: Episode 4
Brent Shelby gives a tour of the recently completed Red Ape Reserve.
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Samudra's Birthday Preview
Samudra the Asian elephant is turning two!
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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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Staying Cool at the Zoo
Polar bears and an elephant play in the water.
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Elephants Receive Enrichment Tree
Family of elephants on exhibit interact with enrichment tree.
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Bowling For Rhinos At the Oregon Zoo
Watch as Pete the rhino discovers bowling pins in his exhibit.
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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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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 Birthdays
Watch as our hippos receive a special birthday treat!
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New Black Bears
The bears explore their new exhibit at the Oregon Zoo.
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Chendra meets giganotosaurus
Asian elephant Chendra meets the giganotosaurus dinosaur that will be part of "Prehistoric Predators" at the Oregon Zoo.
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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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Dinosaurs Arrive!
The dinosaurs have arrived for the Oregon Zoo's Summer exhibit "Prehistoric Predators."
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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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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 is Coming to the Zoo!
Animals enjoy extra enrichment during spring break.
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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 |
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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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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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 Frogs
Animal Facts about these beautiful but deadly frogs
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| Insects |
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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
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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Winged
Wonders: Tropical Butterflies
The awe and beauty of the tropical butterflies in the summer exhibit, Winged
Wonders.
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| Pigs |
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Watch
as two Visayan Warty Pigs move into their new digs at Oregon
Zoo.
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Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Piglets
2 weeks old Visayan Warty Piglets born at the Oregon Zoo.
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Babirusa 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 |
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Return
to Amazon Flooded Forest
Animals go back on exhibit in the Amazon Flooded Forest.
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Release
of Endangered Turtles
Turtles are returned back
to the wild.
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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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| Wolves |
Wolves Enjoy A Birthday Treat
Our wolves receive a carcass as a special treat for their birthdays.
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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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| Miscellaneous Animals |
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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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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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| Miscellaneous |
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Become A ZooTeen!
Learn about the Oregon Zoo's ZooTeen program.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 |
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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