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
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
2 Amur Tigers females Eloise and Bernadette are coming from the Milwaukee County Zoo. They will turn 3 this year.
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
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?
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.
Samudra and Samson just met for the first time. Oregon Zoo male elephants meet for first time; keepers hoping for ‘big brother’ relationship
Chendra is pregnant, but also might possibly have TB. Oregon Zoo announces Chendra the elephant is pregnant, waits for definitive TB diagnosis
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.
