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We love the Elephants at the Oregon Zoo.  It is interesting to watch  them grow and go through the stages of life.  Our family has been going regularly (before my daughter was school age it was at least weekly) to the Oregon Zoo.  She has grown up with a wonderful knowledge of the animals and of the need for conservation activities.  Conversations with the naturalists, zoo keepers and zoo volunteers have helped her become comfortable (at the age of 7) with thinking about natural science concepts and asking questions that lead to real understanding.  

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