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 Dinosaurs Arrive at the
Oregon Zoo!
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 Dinosaurs!
The Dinosaurs! are coming in May 2008!
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 SuperBowl
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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 Delu Turns One
Delu, a rare colobus monkey, approaches her first birthday at the 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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 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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 Tiger Birthday
The endangered amur tigers at the Oregon Zoo celebrate their birthday with some special enrichment.
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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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 Western
Pond Turtles Find A New Home At The Oregon Zoo
The
endangered western pond turtle, a conservation species the
Oregon Zoo helps in the wild, will soon be seen on exhibit.
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 Condor
Curator Explains Assisted Hatch
Condor
Curator Shawn St. Michael explains why a little help was necessary
to hatch this condor chick into the world.
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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 |
 Gerenuks
Take a closer look at these natives of the Africa Plains.
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 Feeding
the Rhino
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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
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A closer look at the animals inhabiting the Amazon region including turtles,
reptiles and monkeys. July 2003 |
 Caiman
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One of these strange creatures, resembling a crocodile, tries to devour the camera
while waiting for food from the keeper. 2002 |
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 Poison
Dart Frogs
Animal
Facts about these beautiful but deadly frogs
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Asian Elephants |
 Tusko's
First Day on Exhibit
News release of Tusko's
first day on exhibit.
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 Elephant
Dental Care
Keepers inspect the teeth of the elephants to maintain
health.
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 Elephant
Painting
Our elephants are lovable
and artistic.
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 Squishing
of the Squash
The elephants squish an 880 pound pumpkin.
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 Recycling
- Oregon Zoo Style
The making of ZooDoo.
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 Elephant
Target Training
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One of the Elephant keepers trains Rama, a large male, to do such tricks as lay
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 Pet's
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In Thai tradition staff, volunteers and visitors made paper lanterns to
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 Asian
Elephant Program
Elephants, elephants, elephants!
What more could you want?
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 Training
Tusko
Tusko
is trained for his upcoming surgery.
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Tusko's Tusk Extraction
Oregon Zoo Veterinarian Mitch Finnegan describes the removal of Tusko's infected, broken left tusk, after months of keeper training preparations and two surgeries. Up close and personal video footage complements this story of a bad toothache!
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Bears |
 Polar
Bears Celebrate Independence
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The Polar Bears enjoy star-shaped ice treats to celebrate the 4th of July. July
2003 |
 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
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The newest edition to the Mountain Goat exhibit, Lily, is pampered by her loving
mother. May 2003 |
 New
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The baby male goat experiences his first steps and veterinary exam. July 2002 |
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Cats of the Amur Region |
 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
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Watch the Leopards in their environment as they play with visitors, nap, and
chase eachother.
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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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Eagle
Canyon |
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 Eagle
Canyon
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Tour the exciting new addition to The
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Events |
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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
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The
large Asian elephant celebrates his 40th birthday in front
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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
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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
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Check
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with Olympic torch, Olympic
events and medal ceremony.
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 Family
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A great place for the whole family! Trillium Creek Family Farm is the
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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
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Insect Zoo, the Oregon Zoo hosted Bug
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Lorikeets |
 Lorikeets
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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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Offsite |
 Pygmy
Rabbits
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Oregon Zoo's Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Make a Move! January 2005 |
 Pygmy
Rabbit Babies
A
checkup and photo shoot for the tiny rabbits.
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 Condor
Release
An Oregon
Zoo Condor is released into the wild
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 First
California Condor Egg
Condor
curators
inspect and measure the egg.
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 Condors
Four birds from the Oregon Zoo's California Condor Program are captured in
preparation for their move.
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Penguinarium |
 Penguin
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A glimpse into the daily life of a penguin at the Oregon Zoo. July 2003 |
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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 |
 Coco's
Birthday
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Coco the Chimp celebrates her birthday. 2002 |
 Chimps
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These human-like animals live in their day-to-day environment with happiness
and pleasure. 2002 |
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 Baby Colobus Monkey
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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
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Watch the toothy critters release into the waters of Steller Cove. July 2003 |
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 Sea
Otters Celebrate
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The sea otters enjoy star-shaped ice treats to celebrate the 4th of July. July
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 The
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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
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The awe and beauty of the tropical butterflies in the summer exhibit, Winged
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 Winged
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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 |
 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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 Condor
Health Check Up
Three rare California condors at the Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation recieve West Nile virus vaccinations and health check ups.
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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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Kids
at Eagle Canyon