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One of the Oregon Zoo’s youngest residents is celebrating her half birthday on Friday.Six months ago, Tula-Tu was born to ...
The Oregon Zoo’s youngest Asian elephant is halfway to 1 today, and what a year it’s been so far: In her first six months, Tula-Tu has delighted fans around the world with her playful personality, ...
The Oregon Zoo’s newest baby elephant arrived over the weekend. At 4:29 p.m. Saturday, Rose-Tu gave birth to a calf that appeared to be a healthy girl, weighing in the vicinity of 200 pounds.
And for Rahn, who became director of the Oregon Zoo in 2021 after spending several years working on directing implementation of Metro’s last zoo bond, which voters passed in 2008, the condors ...
Oregon Zoo elephant conservation lead Dr. Sharon Glaeser is shown visiting in June 2023 with Agathis, an orphaned Bornean elephant calf being cared for at the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary in Sabah, a ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo is a little fuzzier this week, as two orphaned cougar cubs settle in behind the scenes. Found wandering in southwest Washington last month, the littermates ...
Chendra, a female Bornean elephant at the Oregon Zoo, stands next to elephant keeper Aimee Bischoff during a visual exam performed by Oregon Zoo head veterinarian Dr. Carlos Sanchez on Aug. 18, 2023.
In 2019, the Oregon Zoo became the first facility to successfully breed silverspots, and Koons said a small number of pupae will stay behind this year to complete their transformation into adult ...
The Oregon Zoo's history with 'Rod' bats began in 1994 and over the decades, keepers have raised more than 50 pups. The zoo's "bat cave" is home to multiple species of fruit bat.
A mountain lion prowls through fresh fallen snow at the Oregon Zoo on Feb. 12, 2021. Oregon Zoo Red pandas, which are native to the Himalayas, are well adapted to winter weather.