Oregon Zoo Oregon Zoo News 2019

[TZFan]

The African Wild Dog pups have had an exam and its 12 pups with an even split between males and females. All are doing well.

Dozen African painted dog pups get first checkup at Oregon Zoo

 

[Milwaukee Man]

Inji, believed to be the oldest orangutan in the world, turned 59-years-old.

Oregon Zoo's World's Oldest Orangutan, Inji, Turns 59-Years-Old

 

[savetherhino]

2 Amur Tigers females Eloise and Bernadette are coming from the Milwaukee County Zoo. They will turn 3 this year.

 

[Zoological Point]

Red Pandas are arriving sometime this spring in the Discovery Center, in the former Leopard habitat.

 

[Hipporex]

The tigers have arrived.

 

[Zoological Point]

Here are a few things from my visit on Saturday

• Lampreys are arriving this summer in Cascade Stream (not sure what species)
• Keepers are working on the leopard habitat for the red pandas
• Tiger viewing is closed as Bernadette and Eloise acclimatize
• A section of the Penguinarium is being modified to add great auks to the collection.
• Wild dog pups have names: Cricket, Mortar, Rocket, Sandy, Rouseli, Grommet, Scooter, Terracotta (aka Terra), Rosie, Cinder and Bolt

 

[StoppableSan]

• A section of the Penguinarium is being modified to add great auks to the collection.

Great auks? You don't mean a museum exhibit/taxidermied species since great auks are extinct?

 

[Zoological Point]

Great auks? You don't mean a museum exhibit/taxidermied species since great auks are extinct?

No, it was a poor attempt at an April Fools Joke. Everything else is accurate.

 

[StoppableSan]

No, it was a poor attempt at an April Fools Joke. Everything else is accurate.

The soullessness of online text... I guess prose and linguistic acuity are the key to bridging the gap between technology and human interaction! Regardless, everything else is genuinely good news! Are they maintaining the netting of Boris' old enclosure for the red pandas?

 

[Zoological Point]

The soullessness of online text... I guess prose and linguistic acuity are the key to bridging the gap between technology and human interaction! Regardless, everything else is genuinely good news! Are they maintaining the netting of Boris' old enclosure for the red pandas?

Parts of it, yes.

 

[SharkFinatic]

The zoo brought in an orphaned sea otter pup.

Oregon Zoo welcomes orphaned sea otter pup

 

[SharkFinatic]

The zoo is now home to a red panda named Mei Mei.

The Oregon Zoo is now home to a very good red panda

 

[StoppableSan]

The zoo is now home to a red panda named Mei Mei.

The Oregon Zoo is now home to a very good red panda

So they replaced Amur leopards with red pandas and caracals with lemurs... At least red pandas actually somewhat fit in a sort of Eurasian environ, while lemurs fit as well in a Serengeti environment as polar bears do in the Congo basin.

 

[SharkFinatic]

Samudra and Samson just met for the first time.

Oregon Zoo male elephants meet for first time; keepers hoping for ‘big brother’ relationship

 

[SharkFinatic]

The zoo brought in 2 orphaned river otters.

Two orphaned river otter pups find home, health at zoo

 

[SharkFinatic]

The zoo just welcomed its first baby armadillo.

Armadillo born at Oregon Zoo

 

[Elephantelephant]

Is Rose- Tu pregnant? In the summer of 2018, Samson covered it.

 

[SharkFinatic]

Chendra is pregnant, but also might possibly have TB.

Oregon Zoo announces Chendra the elephant is pregnant, waits for definitive TB diagnosis

 

[StoppableSan]

Chendra is pregnant, but also might possibly have TB.

Oregon Zoo announces Chendra the elephant is pregnant, waits for definitive TB diagnosis

Please tell me it's a pure Bornean...

 

[SharkFinatic]

Please tell me it's a pure Bornean...

Unless I'm mistaken, Chendra is the only Bornean elephant in the U.S., so no matter who the sire is, the baby won't be full-blooded Bornean.