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Treats in store for animals, visitors at zoo's 'Howloween'

Trick-or-treaters can fill their bags with goodies and learn about wildlife during the Oregon Zoo's annual Howloween festivities, taking place Oct. 20-21 and 27-28.

Rescued sea otter Lincoln celebrates first birthday

Happy squeaks could be heard throughout Steller Cove this week as rescued sea otter Lincoln celebrated his first birthday in style — with a special frozen shrimp cake and a swim in his favorite pool.

Walls come down as zoo sets stage for new Polar Passage

The last section of wall has been demolished at the zoo's former polar bear area, clearing the way for Polar Passage, a brand-new habitat set to open in 2020.

Zoo kicks off new pub talk series with 'Apes Like Us'

Award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gerry Ellis, whose multimedia project "Apes Like Us" explores the myths, history and issues we share with all great apes, will discuss his work at the first Oregon Zoo Pub Talk of the season, presented by Pro Photo Supply and Lumix, on Oct. 18 in the zoo's Cascade Crest Ballroom.

Zoo mourns Borris, one of world's oldest, rarest big cats

Borris, a beloved Amur leopard who was one of the oldest of his extremely rare subspecies, will be remembered for his "one of a kind" spirit.

You otter know: Zoo to host otter keeper workshop

If a group of otters is called a bevy, what do you call a group of otter keepers? The Oregon Zoo is about to find out, as it hosts the eighth biennial Otter Keeper Workshop Oct. 15-19.

Chimps, lemurs relocate as zoo preps new 'Primate Forest'

To ensure they're safely out of the hardhat zone, the zoo's resident chimpanzee troop — Chloe, Leah, Delilah and Jackson — has moved next door to Red Ape Reserve, while the lemur group (known as a conspiracy) is settling into the former caracal habitat in the zoo's Africa area.

Turtle power: Baby western pond turtles arrive at zoo

If good things come in small packages, it doesn't get much better than the 15 baby western pond turtles that arrived last week at the Oregon Zoo. Smaller than a nickel, the hatchlings are extremely vulnerable to predators. To give them a fighting chance, the tiny turtles are collected from the wild and reared in the zoo's turtle conservation lab until they're big enough to go back to the pond.

Oregon Zoo-hatched condor is living large in California

Earlier this month, biologists at Pinnacles National Park watched excitedly as California condor No. 912, who hatched there six months ago, embarked on an awkward but successful "test flight" from its cliff-side nest to a nearby gray pine.

Oregon Zoo finds home for streetwise African porcupine

After more than a year and a half on the streets of Spanaway, Wash., a rare Cape porcupine has found a temporary home at the Oregon Zoo.

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