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Hi Dmitri!

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Happy birthday Moshu! Sir Snacks-a-lot is 13 today

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We’re excited to announce $133,500 in conservation grants, including support for our partners at the Sabah Wildlife Department to care for rescued elephants 🐘

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OH HELLOOO

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Life’s a beach if you’re Tongass 📷 Keeper Kyleen

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Hanging with Jolene 📷 Kathy Street

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Oregon has the highest rate of wildlife-vehicle collisions on the West Coast, but a new initiative aims to make roads safer for animals and people.

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Last week we released 11 endangered northwestern pond turtles back into the wild with the help of conservation partners. Turtle power! 🐢

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He’s Moshu ✨ 📷 Keeper Megan

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Meet Berry, a Linne's two-toed sloth who slooowly arrived at the zoo last week

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They are pollinators on Madagascar, yes!

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Gizmo said she would eat the flowers herself.

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Lucky 13! These fluffy chicks are growing up strong at our conservation center—a new record! Eventually, they’ll be released into the wild to boost the population of this critically endangered species.

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Happy otterversary Juno! She joined the sea otter family 10 years ago, after being found and rescued by @montereyaq.bsky.social

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There are 110 sihek kingfishers left in the world. Three of them just arrived in Oregon.

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Happy otterversary Sushi! This lil water weasel joined our sea otter family 5 years ago, after being found as an orphan and rescued by @montereyaq.bsky.social

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Dmitri know how to find his light 🐅

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Happy Fursday

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You can chew it Filbert!

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A recent health diagnosis has changed Moshu’s routine, but the aging red panda still enjoys apple snacks and plenty of naps

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Beary good at that as well!

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Timber and Thorn can climb beary high

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Nettle’s snack game is on point

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🙂🙂🙃

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Nettle takes a quillity photo

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Happy Monday after daylight saving time

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Paws and relax

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To get safely to their breeding ground, these Portland frogs hop a cab youtu.be/A6gmRAo7ESc?...

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Hoppy Leap Day!

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Oregon’s Marine Reserves and Protected Areas are underwater sanctuaries for wildlife, science and exploration. Let’s help keep our coast healthy for future generations, and urge legislators to support HB 4132: bit.ly/Support_OR_Marine_Reserves

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A rapidly warming Arctic is taking a toll on polar bears, according to a new study using technology beta-tested at the Oregon Zoo. Learn more at www.oregonzoo.org/polar-bear-l...

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Happy Valentine’s Day 🌹

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New episode of the Beaver Branch Challenge is out now! You gnaw you want to watch: youtu.be/xRgvlFU6LYs?...

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Egg-citing news! The first California condor egg of 2024 has arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, and keepers hope to see more over the coming weeks.

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Snowshoe Moshu ❄️ 📷 Keeper Megan

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In a new web series, wildlife experts will challenge the beavers to find special branches—and we’ll all learn a little something along the way. The Beaver Branch Challenge premieres Woodnesday, Jan. 17!

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Hi Sushi! 🦦

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Jozi’s calf is one month old! Born Dec. 4 at around 100 pounds, this youngster is now 172 pounds and beginning to explore the behind-the-scenes rhino den.

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New year, same Moshu 📷 Keeper Megan

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May your days beavery merry and bright ✨

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(Mabel is a southern ground hornbill and her friend Keeper Carissa took these pics)

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Hi Mabel!

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Welcome, Homer! This young opossum was found wandering in Alaska, where opossums are considered invasive. He was brought to Alaska Zoo for care before traveling south to his new home in Oregon.

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Meet Thorn and Timber! The orphaned bears are settling into a small, cub-proof section of Black Bear Ridge before eventually joining adults Cubby and Dale in the larger habitat.

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Hi baby! Our rhinoceros family grew by about 100 pounds Monday night when eastern black rhino Jozi gave birth to a calf, adding to the world population of this critically endangered species.

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Squeak! www.oregonzoo.org/news/new-sur...

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In the wake of the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, conservationists were relieved to learn that one of the Columbia Gorge’s fluffiest residents — the American pika — was still squeaking by. This year, there is even more cause to celebrate: Recent surveys show the tiny animals are making a strong comeback.

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