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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals ready to rock the zoo

They've been billed as "a modern-day version of Tina Turner stroking the microphone in a spangled mini-dress while fronting the RollingStones" — and if that description sounds a bit over the top, well, it's definitely in the right ballpark.

Four-time Grammy winner k.d. lang returns to Oregon Zoo

It will be a homecoming of sorts for k.d. lang, when she returns to play an Oregon Zoo concert for the second consecutive year.

Zoo keeper launches zoo-to-zoo bike ride to benefit polar bears

Oregon Zoo polar bear keeper Philip Fensterer, an avid bicycle enthusiast, has found a way to combine two of his passions this summer.

Guitar, ukulele masters share spotlight June 29

There are definitely strings attached to the June 29 concert at the Oregon Zoo ... to the instruments, at least.

Rose-Tu's pregnancy enters the home stretch

Let the countdown begin. Asian elephant Rose-Tu has reached the last stage of her pregnancy, according to Oregon Zoo animal-care staff, leaving behind what in human terms would be considered the "golden" second trimester and marching trunk-first into the home stretch.

Zoo challenges geocachers to find hidden surprises

If you notice Oregon Zoo visitors looking down at their GPS devices instead of up at the animals, don't be surprised. Since the zoo joined millions of people worldwide in the game of geocaching this spring, some visitors have been almost as interested in finding the zoo's caches as its cats.

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff returns to Oregon Zoo

Jimmy Cliff, widely regarded as the world's greatest living reggae artist, is returning to the Oregon Zoo this month. One of only two reggae musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the other was Bob Marley), Cliff will be performing June 24 as part of the zoo's summer concert series presented by by Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon with support from U.S. Bank.

Tusko is zoo 'Father of the Year'

The Oregon Zoo has named Tusko the Asian elephant its 2012 Father of the Year. As his offspring, Samudra, grows up and begins to wean, Tusko has been taking on the fatherly responsibility of showing him the ropes of adult life in the herd, keepers say.

Zoo camps help kids stay active, connect with nature

Northwest campers are always on the lookout for bears. But tigers and elephants? Not so much. Unless you’re an Oregon Zoo camper, that is. The zoo’s popular summer camps return June 18, with programs for children 4 years of age through eighth grade.

‘Magical chaos’ reigns at zoo butterfly lab

The Oregon Zoo's butterfly conservation lab is aflutter with activity this week, as keepers balance the complex needs of two imperiled species native to the Northwest.

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