I recently went to the Oregon Zoo (June) and during my time there I realized that the zoo website doesn't list all the animal species at the zoo. I decided to post this list for anybody wanting to visit the Oregon Zoo, who wants to know the complete list. I will be listing the species in order of exhibit. Please note that there was a lot of construction going on during my visit. Anyway, on with the list. GREAT NORTHWEST Cascade Crest Yard with Large Rocky Spaces - Rocky Mountain Goat Black Bear Ridge Hillside Yard - American Black Bear Small Netted Enclosure - Bobcat Eagle Canyon Aviary with a Small walk in Area - Bald Eagle Pool Beneath Bald Eagle Aviary - Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, White Sturgeon, Bull Trout Cascade Stream and Pond Large Terrarium - American Bullfrog, Western Painted Turtle, Red Eared Slider, Western Pond Turtle Small Exhibit with Underwater Viewing - North American River Otter Small Exhibit with Underwater Viewing - American Beaver, Hooded Merganser, Northern Pintail, Bufflehead, Ring Necked Duck, Ruddy Duck Terrarium - Rough Skinned Newt Terrarium - Pacific Tree Frog Terrarium - Northwestern Garter Snake Terrarium - Western Toad Small Exhibit meant to Look Like A Miner's Cabin - Ringtail Small Exhibit with Windows Blocked Off - Empty Cascade Stream Aviary (Walkthrough) Ruddy Duck, Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Ring Necked Duck, Western Cattle Egret, Green Winged Teal, Gadwall, Wood Duck, Redhead Duck, Hooded Merganser Cougar Crossing Netted Enclosure - Cougar Condors of the Columbia Large Netted Enclosure - California Condor Family Farm Goat Contact Exhibits - Domestic Goat, Pygora Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Pygmy Goat Small Enclosure - Old World Rabbit Small Enclosure - Guinea Pig Small Yard Next To Catio - Domestic Duck, Swedish Blue Duck, Indian Runner Duck Small Yards - Desert Tortoise, Leopard Tortoise Small Yard - Domestic Chicken, Nankin Chicken Catio Tabby Cat PRIMATE FOREST Chimpanzees Large Hill - Chimpanzee Netted Enclosure - Ring Tailed Lemur, Black and White Ruffed Lemur Red Ape Reserve Main Exhibit - White Cheeked Gibbon ELEPHANT LANDS Elephant Lands Main Exhibits - Asian Elephant AFRICA Howard Vollum Aviary Red Billed Hornbill, Golden Breasted Starling, Bearded Barbet, White Cheeked Turaco, Speckled Mousebird, Speckled Pigeon, Purple Glossy Starling, Superb Starling, Oriole Warbler, Magpie Shrike, Hottentot Teal, Spur Winged Lapwing, Crested Coua, Emerald Starling, Hamerkop, African Pygmy Goose, Allen's Gallinule Rhinos and Hippos Large Yard - Empty Large Yard - Empty Predators of the Serengeti Large Hillside Yard - African Lion Small Grassy Enclosure - Caracal Grassy Yard - African Wild Dog Large Grassy Yard - Cheetah Large Terrarium With Painted Walls - Empty Small Exhibit With Viewing Bubble - Dwarf Mongoose Small Cylinder Shaped Exhibit - Veiled Chameleon African Savanna Lush Grassy Yard - Bontebok, Speke's Gazelle Small Yard - African Spurred Tortoise Enclosure with Many Branches - DeBrazza's Monkey Terrarium - Mali Spiny Tailed Lizard, Red Headed Rock Agma Terrarium - Brown House Snake Small Aviary - Violet Backed Starling, Taveta Golden Weaver, Blue Bellied Roller, Emerald Starling, Tambourine Dove Large Yard - Reticulated Giraffe, Southern Ground Hornbill, Speke's Gazelle Small Yard Next To Sankuru Trader - Crested Porcupine African Rainforest Fish Tank - Nile Tilapia, Mozambique Tilapia Small Enclosure - Patagonian Mara Terrarium - Madagascar Day Gecko Terrarium - African Lungfish Small Exhibit with Underwater Viewing - African Slender Snouted Crocodile Terrarium - African Burrowing Bullfrog African Rainforest Aviary Sacred Ibis, White Faced Whistling Duck, Hadada Ibis, Red Crested Pochard, Vulturine Guineafowl, Fulvous Whistling Duck, Lesser Flamingo, Maccoa Duck, African Spoonbill More of African Rainforest Large Netted Enclosure - Allen's Swamp Monkey, Colobus Monkey Large Terrarium - African Rock Python Indoor Exhibit with Glass Windows - Straw Colored Fruit Bat, Rodrigues Flying Fox, Egyptian Fruit Bat DISCOVERY ZONE Amur Cats Large Outdated Exhibit - Amur Tiger Small Lush Exhibit - Amur Leopard Nature Exploration Station (Insect Zoo) Terrarium - Bold Jumping Spider Terrarium - Bold Jumping Spider Terrarium - Darkling Beetle, Red Velvet Ant Terrarium - Vinegaroon Terrarium - Blue Death Feigning Beetle Terrarium - Desert Millipede Terrarium - Cactus Longhorn Beetle Terrarium - African Giant Millipede Terrarium - Assassin Bug Terrarium - Harlequin Beetle Terrarium - Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Giant Brazilian Cockroach Terrarium - Australian Walking Stick Terrarium - Curly Hair Tarantula Terrarium - Brazilian Black Tarantula Terrarium - Emperor Scorpion Terrarium - Whirligig Diving Beetle, Sunburst Diving Beetle Fish Tank - Juvenile Chinook Salmon PACIFIC SHORES Penguinarium Penguin Exhibit - Humboldt Penguin, Grey Gull, Inca Tern Aquarium - Canary Rockfish, Giant Green Anemone, Fish Eating Anemone, Pile Perch, Spotted Red Anemone, Tiger Rockfish, Leather Sea Star, Wolf Eel, Bat Sea Star, Short Spined Sea Star, Giant Red Sea Cucumber, Giant Gumboot Chiton, Kelp Crab, Red Sea Urchin, Blue Rockfish Steller Cove Seal Exhibit - Harbor Seal Sea Otter Exhibit - Southern Sea Otter Tide Pool - Shiner Surfperch, Giant Green Anemone, Crescent Gunnel, Purple Sea Urchin, Graceful Kelp Crab, Orange Sea Cucumber, Giant Gumboot Chiton, Longfin Sculpin, Butterfly Crab, Mossy Chiton, Ochre Sea Star, White Capped Limpet, Six Rayed Sea Star, Painted Greenling, Giant Red Sea Cucumber, Aggregating Anemone, Black Chiton, Green Sea Urchin, Blackeye Goby, Bat Sea Star Orangutans, Polar Bears, Rhinos, and Hippos were off exhibit when I went. Orangutans because of the Primate Forest Renovations, Polar Bears because of the new Polar Passage exhibit coming in 2020, and the Rhinos and Hippos because of the Black Rhino exhibit renovations. I hope that anyone going to the Oregon Zoo soon will find this list helpful.
This is very helpful as this is a zoo I plan on visiting when all the renovations are through. Thanks for the list!
Excellent post, although I’m fairly certain this is meant to be in the USA forums. Perhaps a mod could move it?
I have moved this to the USA forums for you. In future, you can notify the Mods of an issue by using the 'Report' function, found at the bottom right of each post.
Wow, this is awesome! Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the Oregon Zoo transferred their Hippos and Polar Bears to other zoos. Based on the following sources: Last call for hippos: Poppy and Bubbles move to Texas | Oregon Zoo Polar bear Nora to get new home, new companion this fall | Oregon Zoo The Oregon Zoo transferred their hippos Mukenko and Kiboko to the Fort Worth Zoo to make room for the construction of the new black rhino habitat. In addition, the Oregon Zoo transferred their polar bear Nora to the Hogle Zoo to begin construction on the new polar bear habitat.
Apparently, one elephant is a Bornean, no idea about the others, I've heard different things from different sources.
Recently, the black rhino pair Ruka and Zuri have also left and relocated to Kansas City Zoo. Link: Breeding pair of rhinos, new to the Kansas City Zoo, getting along just fine
Based on the following source: Asian elephants | WWF, there are four recognized subspecies of Asian elephant. Indian: Elephants that inhabit Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam. Sri Lankan: Elephants that inhabit Sri Lanka Sumatran: Elephants that inhabit Sumatra Bornean: Elephants that inhabit Borneo Based on the information above and the following source: 2014 North American Regional Studbook - Asian Elephant, these are the subspecies from which the Oregon Zoo’s elephants originate from: 0.1 Chendra 1993-00-00 (Bornean) Chendra is from the Bornean subspecies as she was born in Sabah, Malaysia. 0.1 Sung Surin (Packy x Pet) 1982-12-26 (Indian) Sung Surin is from the Indian subspecies as her descendents originated from Thailand and Cambodia. 0.1 Rose Tu (Hugo x Me Tu) 1994-08-31 (Indian) Rose Tu is from the Indian subspecies as her descendents originated from Thailand and Cambodia. Unfortunately, the origins of her father Hugo are unknown but the possibility of him originating from the Indian subspecies is high. 1.0 Samson (Calvin x Kitty) 1998-05-04 (Indian / Sri Lankan) Samson is from the Indian and Sri Lankan subspecies as his mother originated from Thailand while the parents of his father originated from Sri Lanka. 1.0 Samudra (Tusko x Rose Tu) 2008-08-23 (Indian) Samudra is from the Indian subspecies as his descendents originated from Thailand and Cambodia. 0.1 Lily (Tusko x Rose Tu) 2012-11-30 (Indian) Lily is from the Indian subspecies as her descendents originated from Thailand and Cambodia.
Somewhat miffed that subspecies are not kept with their own: in particular the island ssp. like the Bornean. It would be nice to have a WAZA program for Bornean and / or Sumatran - both highly endangered -.
Maybe in the future, instead of 5 continuous posts of different facts, maybe one post with all the questions/information would be nice.
From a global standpoint that would be nice, but I don't think Asian elephant reproduction is successful enough over here to maintain a pure subspecies unless the vast majority are already of one - and if they are, it'll be Indian, the least threatened.
