Extinct in wild, these critically endangered birds are settling in at zoo’s Vollum Aviary PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek (SEE-heck) kingfishers. Once native to the island of Guam, these tiny, brightly colored birds have been […]
Fluffy gray hatchling joins the Humboldt colony at the Oregon Zoo Penguinarium A tiny Humboldt penguin chick came out of its shell last week at the Oregon Zoo. “The little beak came out first,” said Marcus Jason, who oversees the zoo’s penguin habitat. “Everything went well with the hatching, and the chick’s parents are doing […]