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0: Sunday

Today's daytime hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Last entry 2:00 p.m.) | ZooLights hours: 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Last entry 8:00 p.m.)

1: Monday

Today's daytime hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Last entry 2:00 p.m.) | ZooLights hours: 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Last entry 8:00 p.m.)

2: Tuesday

Zoo is closed Tues - Thurs for daytime hours | ZooLights DRIVE hours: 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Last entry is 8:00 p.m.)

3: Wednesday

Zoo is closed Tues - Thurs for daytime hours | ZooLights DRIVE hours: 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Last entry is 8:00 p.m.)

4: Thursday

Zoo is closed Tues - Thurs for daytime hours | ZooLights DRIVE hours: 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Last entry is 8:00 p.m.)

5: Friday

Today's daytime hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Last entry 2:00 p.m.) | ZooLights hours: 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Last entry 8:00 p.m.)

6: Saturday

Daytime hours: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Last entry 2:00 p.m.) | ZooLights hours: 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Last entry 8:00 p.m.)

News: elephants

Two elephants stepping on a large orange pumpkin

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Two young Borneo elephants play in an oil palm plantation.

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A red panda climbs a tree.

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Elephants smash giant pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo.

Pachyderms pulverize pumpkins in prelude to Howloween

Some of the world's largest land animals demolished a couple of the area's largest pumpkins this morning, during the Oregon Zoo's 22nd annual Squishing of the Squash. Read More
October 23, 2020
Asian elephants Samson and Samudra take a swim in the Elephant Lands pool at the Oregon Zoo.

Elephants cool off with zoo pool party

Warm spring weather has arrived in the Northwest, and some of the area's largest residents are diving in headfirst — trunks and all. With the sun shining down and... Read More
May 28, 2020
Rescued Oregon Zoo elephant Chendra gives Samudra a piggy-back ride.

The story of Oregon Zoo Borneo elephant Chendra

Chendra was separated from her herd and nearly lost her life at a young age. She found a new family 8,000 miles away. Read More
February 20, 2020