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Hi all, I’m wanting to do some research about the Chimpanzees at the Oregon Zoo, and this forum was recommended to me. I’ve gone to visit them quite a few times recreationally, but I’m hoping to learn more about them in the hopes of doing some research in the future. If anyone is familiar with...

This month marks 50 years since the first zoos received AZA accreditation, Philadelphia and Oregon Zoos. An article was featured on the AZA's website this week, highlighting this important milestone. Both the Philadelphia Zoo and the Oregon Zoo will become the first ever recipients of the AZA's...

A 380,000,000 dollar measure has been approved for a local election ballot in May. Hopefully this passes and they can diversify the collection a little bit more. "'The penguin exhibit, the tiger area, that whole vicinity is really outdated and we’re going to be able to take that down and...

The zoo’s first California Condor egg of the season was laid on January 16th to No. 756 and Maluk. The chick is expected to hatch in March, assuming all goes well.

What do you guys think about this? Free the Oregon Zoo Elephants: FOZE | Captive Elephant Activists

Three Rodrigues flying fox pups have been born: The Oregon Zoo welcomed three new fruit bat babies to its community this month! One pup is being hand-fed by keepers after losing its mother, but the zoo reports that it is "very active and eating well." Keepers say she really enjoys mashed...

I went to the Oregon Zoo over the break and was able to create a species list of the park. Here's what you'll see if you explore the zoo along the main route Great Northwest Cascade Crest Mountain Goat Black Bear Ridge Olympic Black Bear Allen’s Swamp Monkey, Eastern Black-and-White Colobus...

I visited the zoo on Saturday (Jan 4th), and here are a few things that I noticed. The former bobcat habitat near Black Bear Ridge now holds the Allen's swamp monkeys and eastern black-and-white colobuses from African Rainforest while their habitat is renovated. In addition to the Pacific...

I am a true desert rat, a term for Americans who enjoy being in a hot desert (see the fourth definition on this list: Desert rat - Wikipedia ). Why would I leave the sunny Southwest in late winter for the bleak rain and cold of the Pacific Northwest? Zoos and photography, of course. Here is the...

It's been a tough past week for the Oregon Zoo. And just before the Red Ape Reserve exhibit was soon to be open as well. Not sure if Batik's passing will push the opening back further than August or not. Batik's passing *****'s passing