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This is Jolene, the zoo’s baby orangutan, who spends her days with her mom, Kitra, and her dad, Bob, and a white-cheeked gibbon, “Uncle” Duffy. On Thursday, April 13, Jolene will turn 1 year ...
Portland; Oregon Zoo firings and mystery of orangutan's death show, once again, that a zoo is unlike any other government service. Updated: ; May. 09, 2014, 11:30 a.m ...
PORTLAND-- A necropsy released Friday stated that an orangutan at the Oregon Zoo, whose death preceded the dismissal of the zoo's director and senior veterinarian, had died of bleeding from his lung.
PORTLAND, Ore. — What is believed to be the world’s oldest orangutan has died at the Oregon Zoo, officials said. Inji, who was first brought to the Portland zoo in 1961, was euthanized on ...
PORTLAND, Oregon — The Oregon Zoo's oldest resident, a Sumatran orangutan named Inji, died Saturday at the age of 61. Inji was thought to be the oldest orangutan in the world.
The nearly 1-month-old Orangutan was named for her "flaming locks of auburn hair" Dolly Parton is an inspiration to many around the world –– including the keepers at the Oregon Zoo in Portland ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Spring is a time when many baby animals arrive and on Wednesday, the Oregon Zoo welcomed its newest member. The zoo’s 20-year-old Bornean orangutan Kitra gave birth to ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- After a few weeks of consideration, Oregon Zoo care staff have selected a name for orangutan Kitra’s new baby. Inspired by the line in the Dolly Parton classic that goes ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jolene, the smallest member of the Oregon Zoo orangutan family, reached a big milestone this week: her first birthday! Jolene was born on April 13, 2022.
Inji, who was first brought to the Portland zoo in 1961, was euthanized on Saturday, zoo officials said. The Sumatran orangutan was 61. "We knew she couldn't live forever, but this really hurts ...
PORTLAND, Oregon — The Oregon Zoo's oldest resident, a Sumatran orangutan named Inji, died Saturday at the age of 61. Inji was thought to be the oldest orangutan in the world. In the wild ...