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Visayan Warty Pigs | Flying Reindeer | St. Patrick's Day
Presents for Primates | Zoolights | Holiday Enrichment
Rama's Holiday Trunk Show | Recycling | Pygmy Rabbit
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Visayan Warty Pigs  

Visayan Warty Pigs Arrive

Watch as the visayan warty pigs move into their new digs at Oregon Zoo. March, 2006.

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Tony Vecchio with reindeer "cousin"
 
 

Scientific Theory & Flying Reindeer: A Video Interview with Reindeer Expert Tony Vecchio

"The science of reindeer flight continues to evolve as new data pours in every December 24th during their once-a-year migration," said Vecchio. "I'm asking anyone who sees flying reindeer to e-mail me the details such as where they saw the reindeer, what time it was, how high they were in the sky." 

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Polar Bear with St. Patrick's Day shamrock
Polar Bear with St. Patrick's Day "shamrock"
 

St. Patrick's Day Polar Bear Enrichment

A game of Irish tug of war is expected to break out in the Oregon Zoo polar bear winter exhibit on March 17. In honor of St. Patrick's Day keepers will furnish the bears with green car wash strips attached to green buckets.

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Orangutan with Gift  

Presents For Primates

The chimpanzees, orangutans, mandrills and other primates receive early holiday gifts from Santa's elves (primate keepers)!

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Zoolights Carousel  

Zoolights Preview

Rediscover an Oregon holiday tradition! Zoolights is Portland's premier family holiday event, combining thousands of lights, hundreds of musical groups, a ride on the zoo's brightly lit train, a troupe of costumed animal characters, an artist market, and seasonal culinary treats. Read More...

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Polar Bear plays with holiday treat  

Holiday Enrichment

Holiday treats for the animals!

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Rama the painter with elf friends
 

Rama's Holiday Trunk Show

Rama the elephant is a master painter, showing and selling his artworks at the Oregon Zoo's elephant gallery during ZooLights.

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Elephants eating
 

Recycling - Oregon Zoo Style

The making of ZooDoo, December 2004.

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Endangered Pygmy Rabbit
 

Oregon Zoo's Endangered Pygmy Rabbits Make a Move

The Oregon Zoo has received $57,000 in support from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to build a conservation center for the world's smallest rabbit, the endangered pygmy rabbit.

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Inji the Orangutan
 

Inji the Orangutan's Annual Super Bowl Prediction

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 2004, she correctly predicted a Patriots victory. Watch her 2007 prediction here.

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