The Front Room: 50 Years of Elephant Births at the Oregon Zoo - In a modest old building tucked into the far corner of the zoo is an 80-by-20-foot space known to elephant keepers simply as "the front room." For the past 50 years, it's served as North America's most productiv...
Biologists seek first photo evidence of species in western Oregon. Some will tell you it's a pygmy variety of bear. To others, it's a superhero with fierce sideburns. On the spectrum of enigmatic beasts, it's only slightly less mysterious than a sasquatch...
Amur tigers Mikhail and Nicole turn 14 this week at the Oregon Zoo, and keepers plan to treat the brother-and-sister pair to a Halloween-themed birthday bounty: a meatball-studded cardboard birthday cake, scented papier-mâché party balloons, and some pumpkins stuffed with de...
As Asian elephant Rose-Tu heads into her 21st month of pregnancy, anticipation is building at the Oregon Zoo. Some staffers have organized informal office pools to guess the date of the calf's arrival...
Visitors can see some of the world's largest land animals demolish some of the area's largest pumpkins at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, during the Oregon Zoo's annual Squishing of the Squash...
Nothing is quick or easy about elephant reproduction — at least, not for the mother to be. Elephant cows reach sexual maturity at age 11, their peak fertility occurs anytime between the ages of 25 and 45, and they typically give birth to a single calf once every four years...
Trick-or-treaters can fill their bags with goodies and learn about wildlife Oct. 27-28, during Howloween at the Oregon Zoo, presented by Sterling Bank. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free with zoo admission...
Gresham High School senior Haley Schaeffer, along with three Beaverton students known as the Conservation Crew, will be heading to the Canadian tundra this weekend for a weeklong teen leadership camp sponsored by Polar Bears International, the world's leading polar bear cons...
Two critically endangered cat species will share the spotlight Sept. 30, during the zoo's first Tiger and Leopard Awareness Day, presented by Banfield Pet Hospital. Visitors can learn more about the zoo's Amur tigers (Mikhail and Nicole) and leopards (Borris and Kia)...
