Here are 12 adorable baby animals that have lived at the Oregon Zoo, including the newest addition

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Unquestionably adorable is Tula-Tu, the elephant calf that was born earlier this month.

However, she is not the first infant animal to make zoo visitors in Portland utter the words “Awwww.”

These 12 cute animal babies, including the most recent addition, have moved into The Oregon Zoo.

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Nora, polar bear

On August 4, 2017, Nora the polar bear cub was visiting the Oregon Zoo.

It’s possible that Nora’s life had a difficult beginning because she was abandoned by her mother, experienced bone issues, acquired new pals who later died, and moved multiple times. For a small bear, it was a lot.

However, she is now back in the Oregon Zoo, this time with her half-sister!

No more loneliness.

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Jolene, orangutan

Jolene, a three-month-old orangutan, at the Oregon Zoo’s Red Ape Reserve. Hannah Carbonneau took this picture at the Oregon Zoo.

Baby Jolene, who gets her name from her auburn hair, turns three this April. For certain animal species, three could indicate adulthood. Not in orangutans, though.

Little Jolene is still playing with her parents, Bob and Kitra, as well as her gibbon uncles, when visitors visit the zoo.

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Tamu, rhino

On December 4, 2024, the three-month-old Eastern Black rhino Tamu had his first birthday. He’s over a thousand pounds presently.Kathy Street

A rhino is cute when? when it is born. Fortunately, despite being more than a year old, Tamu, the highly endangered young black rhino calf at the Oregon Zoo, is still rather adorable.

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Tula-Tu, elephant

Rose-Tu’s 11-day-old Asian elephant baby in Elephant Lands’ Forest Hall.Durham, Michael

Rose-Tu’s third calf, Tula-Tu, is already well-liked by Portlanders.

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Lily, elephant

Lily with her mother, Rose-Tu.LC-The Oregonian, in 2012.

Unfortunately, Tula-Tu will never get to meet Lily, her older sister, who passed away from endotheliotropic herpesvirus in 2018 when she was just six years old.

The zoo is already taking steps to prevent Tula-Tu from contracting the common virus. One such measure is collaborating with Oregon State University to enable virus testing to take place in Corvallis at the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

In the past, blood had to be sent to Washington, D.C., for testing.

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Samudra, elephant

In 2008, Samudra, or just Sam, was given his name. The meaning in Hindi is “lord of the ocean.” Because Sam enjoys his morning wash so much, the keepers came up with this moniker.LC: THE OREGONIAN

Tula-Tu will be familiar with Samudra, her older brother. Almost a grownup now, Samudra was born in the summer of 2008. However, he was once Rose-Tu’s first calf, a small boy.

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Tutula, bontebok

A few days ago, a bontebok calf was in the Oregon Zoo.

Early in 2022, Tutula was born at the zoo and instantly became the most adorable bontebok in the neighborhood.

Timber and Thorn, black bears

Cubs of black bears Timber and Thorn, on the left, are playing in Black Bear Ridge at the Portland, Oregon Zoo.Oregon Zoo’s Michael Durham

In 2023, two black bear cubs that had been abandoned joined the detective team at Black Bear Ridge.

The babies, named Timber and Thorn, were discovered in Alaska alone and separated. Rescued and brought to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage because they were too young to live on their own. They were then taken to Portland.