Tula-Tu is making her big debut at the Oregon Zoo!She made her grand entrance into the world on February 1, but while she gets settled visitors at the Oregon Zo

Timber and Thorn, as the babies were named, were found separately alone in Alaska and, since they were too young to survive by themselves, they were rescued and taken to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. Then, they were brought to Portland. The Oregon Zoo has had a good number of lion cubs over the years. But look at these cute pals, born in 2014.

The Oregon Zoo has determined that the newest member of its Asian elephant herd is indeed a girl, and given her a name: Tula-Tu. Oregon Zoo director Heidi Rahn made the announcement live on NBC’s Today show this morning. Tula means “balance” in Sanskrit, Rahn said.

The Oregon Zoo is set to welcome visitors to meet its newest resident, Tula-Tu, a 2-week-old Asian elephant calf.

The indoor elephant habitat will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with a limited capacity of 150 people and viewing windows of 20 minutes each. Zoo staff may also decide to close Forest Hall at times when Rose-Tu and her calf need a bit of alone time.

The Juniper House in the Buckman neighborhood is now the fourth LGBTQ+ site in Portland to become a part of the National Register of Historic Places. An Oregon legislator is proposing a bill that aims to strengthen the protections for children in domestic abuse situations involving a gun.