PORTLAND, Ore. - It was another big day recently for the newest arrival at the Oregon Zoo as Rose-Tu's week-old calf, an as-yet unnamed girl, met her 4-year-old big brother, Samudra.

Samudra was born at the Oregon Zoo in 2008 to...

PORTLAND, Ore. - After a prolonged labor, mama elephant Rose-Tu gave birth to a 300-pound bundle of joy on Friday morning - and it's a girl.

Officials at the Oregon Zoo said the pregnant elephant gave birth early Friday morning after a...

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PORTLAND, Ore. - Veterinarians at the Oregon Zoo are making the final preparations for the arrival of the newest baby elephant - and that includes giving the expectant mother...

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PORTLAND, Ore. - Signs indicate that Rose-Tu, the pregnant pachyderm at the Oregon Zoo, is about to go into labor.

On Monday, zoo officials said her progesterone...

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PORTLAND, Ore. - It won't be long before we have a new addition to the elephant herd at the Oregon Zoo.

Rose-Tu is about to give birth to her second calf and we...

KATU stopped by the zoo this week - check out our photos from behind the scenes!

PORTLAND, Ore. - There's a new baby elephant on the way at the Oregon Zoo and the excitement is building now that Rose-Tu, the mama, is in the final...

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon Zoo's elephant mama is about to give birth to her second baby.

Zoo veterinarians are keeping a close eye on Rose-Tu as she comes into the final stretch of her pregnancy. This will be her second birth at the...

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She’s about 84 weeks pregnant, but Rose-Tu is still hitting the gym as hard as ever. Her daily workout routine includes wall climb, leg kicks, abdominal lifts, sand plows and, of course, plenty of...

Rose-Tu and Samudra had a whole lot of fun splashing around in the water on Monday. The zoo sent us this adorable video of the pair. 'It's like Jamison Fountain for elephants!' the zoo's Media & Public Relations Officer, Hova Najarian, said in an email.

PORTLAND, Ore. ­­–– 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...

PORTLAND, Ore. — 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...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Summer construction season is about to begin here in Portland and there is a long list of projects that crews will be working on throughout the city.

"I know that motorists aren't happy to see us," said Sabine...

From the Oregon Zoo:
A day at the zoo teaches us many things about how primates interact, eat and communicate with one another — especially when those primates are our very own family members. On May 13, human moms, their mates and their...

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The Oregon Zoo will ring out 2011 in record fashion this weekend with the final nights of its best-attended ZooLights ever –– and then ring in 2012 with a celebratory day of free admission on Monday, Jan....