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The Elephant Herd
BULL GROUP
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Packy
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Born: April 14, 1962 at the Oregon Zoo
Conceived: Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)
Height: 10' 1.25"
Weight: 13,250 lbs.
tushes
Sired 7 calves including Sung-Surin (aka Sunshine) and Rama
Parents: Thonglaw and Belle
First elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 45 years (previously only 8 elephants born of which only one lived past 7 months)
Distinguishing Characteristics: Extremely large / kink in his tail like his mom, Belle / tushes
Packy History |
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Rama
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Born: April 1, 1983 at the Oregon Zoo
Weight: 6,850 lbs.
Parents: Packy and Rosy
Distinguishing Characteristics: Smallest of males / tushes |
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COW GROUP
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Pet
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Born: 1955, Bangkok, Thailand
Acquired: October 27, 1961
Weight: 7,550 lbs.
6 calves, including Sung-Surin
Distinguishing Characteristics: Smaller / small hole in lower ear / more hair (reddish) face & back |
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Sung-Surin
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Born: December 26, 1982 at the Oregon Zoo
Weight: 8,320 lbs.
Parents: Packy and Pet
Name is Thai for "Sunshine"
Distinguishing Characteristics: Slit in lower margin of the right ear |
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Rose-Tu
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Born: August 31, 1994 at the Oregon Zoo
Weight: 3000 lbs.
Parents: Hugo and Me-Tu
Distinguishing Characteristics: Second to the smallest. |
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Chendra
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Born: 1993 in Malaysia
Weight: 1400
Parents: unknown, orphaned
Distinguishing Characteristics: Smallest in group, long tail
Getting to know Chendra |
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