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A newly hatched penguin chick opens her beak

With pips and peeps, fluffy penguin hatches at zoo

A new chick has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Humboldt penguin colony. Read More
April 14, 2023
Orangutan mom Kitra with her baby Jolene at Red Ape Reserve

One year of Jolene: Orangutan baby celebrates birthday

The smallest member of the orangutan family reached a big milestone this week: Jolene is a year old. Read More
April 13, 2023
A baby bontebok looks at the camera

Zoo welcomes bouncing baby bontebok

The Oregon Zoo welcomed a rare African bontebok calf this month. Read More
April 10, 2023

Zoo mourns loss of black bear Takoda

The Oregon Zoo is in mourning following the sudden and unexpected loss of Takoda, the youngest of the zoo’s black bear family. Read More
April 7, 2023
A baby Rodgrigues flying fox is hand raised at the Oregon Zoo.

Bat baby boom: 3 rare 'Rod' pups born at zoo

Three Rodrigues flying fox pups are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species that was once nearly extinct. Read More
April 5, 2023
A tiny condor chick in a nest box in the corner of the screen

Double fluff: Zoo welcomes first two California condor chicks of season

The first two fluffy California condor chicks of 2023 hatched last week at the Oregon Zoo's Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation. Read More
April 3, 2023
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