arrivals and departures

African painted dog Ella welcomes first litter of pups

Ella, a 2-year-old African painted dog at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to a litter of pups over the Veterans Day weekend. According to keepers, the first-time mom and her new babies are doing well in their behind-the-scenes maternity den...

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Red alert: New lemurs join zoo conspiracy

The Oregon Zoo welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs this week. At 2 years old, twin sisters Thalia and Calliope are the youngest members of the family, and also the largest...

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Zoo says goodbye to beloved Amur tiger Mikhail

The Oregon Zoo is deeply saddened by the loss of one of its most beloved residents — Mikhail, a 300-pound Amur tiger whose playful exuberance belied his extreme old age...

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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...

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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...

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Winter is coming: Zoo welcomes new bontebok

Winter, a 3-year-old female bontebok — a species considered among the most beautiful of African antelope — debuted at the Oregon Zoo last week, where she will join her herdmate Karoo in the African Savanna habitat...

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A happy, hoppy playdate for zoo's two mountain goat kids

A lot of happy hopping could be seen at the Oregon Zoo Friday when a pair of mountain goat kids, both just weeks old, met each other for the first time...

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From Chi-Town to Stumptown: Zoo welcomes new seal

The Oregon Zoo brought home the silver this summer in the form of Sterling, a female harbor seal who arrived from Chicago's Brookfield Zoo in late May...