arrivals and departures

One of the Oregon Zoo's four new lion cubs was humanely euthanized last night after animal-care staff discovered an untreatable injury to one of its rear legs...

Kya, a 7-year-old African lion at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to four healthy lion cubs today. According to keepers, the cubs entered the world Sept. 8 between about 10 a.m. and 1 p.m...

Starting today, Oregon Zoo visitors can see three cotton-top tamarins — a species of small New World monkey named for the striking crest of long white hair on their heads — at a newly refurbished spot in the zoo's Fragile Forests section, animal-care staff announced...

The Oregon Zoo's Lorikeet Landing, home to several species of the exotic and brilliantly hued birds, will close for the season as usual Oct. 12, but when it reopens next spring, some different residents will inhabit the space...

What's cuter than a baby hedgehog? How about five baby hedgehogs? Hakuna Matata, an African pygmy hedgehog at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to a litter of five on July 7, and this week the zoo was able to get some video of the prickly 3-week-olds...