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Keeper talks and animal activities
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Talks, activities or encounters are subject to cancellation on short notice. Thank you for your understanding.

ZooBrew
June 6 to 7, 6 to 9:30 p.m.ZooBrew is back! This 21+ festival features more than 50 breweries and cideries, along with food carts, lawn games and live music.

ZooNights
June 20 to Aug. 22, 5 to 9 p.m.Celebrate summer evenings at the zoo with live music, food carts, keeper chats and activities for all ages.
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Zoo news

Tiny Endangered Turtle Hatchlings Arrive At Zoo
Seventeen northwestern pond turtle hatchlings, each about the size of a walnut, are making themshellves at home at the Oregon Zoo this summer.June 4, 2025

Awesome opossum! Orphaned baby finds new home at zoo
A tiny opossum found wandering earlier this month has made his way to a new home at the Oregon Zoo.May 28, 2025

Zoo, partners return 19 endangered turtles to wild
Zoo-reared northwestern pond turtles are released in the Columbia River Gorge It was a shell-ebration last week for 19 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo. In addition to partners from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and U
May 19, 2025
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