Packy
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Packy
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Identification

SSP nr	48

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 55 years old
Status:	sick
Body height:	3.20 meter, 10.5 feet
Body weight:	6100.00 kg, 13420.00 lbs
Origin
Born:	* 1962-04-14 captive-born
Birth place:	in Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)

Parents:	♂ Thonglaw x ♀ Belle
Death
Dead:	†2017-02-09
Death reason:	euthanised: because of Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Offspring
Total: 7 babies

1. Born 1975-05-10 (dead † 1975-12-02)	♂ noname SSP id: 64

2. Born 1976-02-17 (dead † 1976-03-05)	♀ noname SSP id: 65

3. Born 1978-03-15 (dead † 1978-04-29)	♀ Sumek (Myow) SSP id: 66

4. Born 1978-05-19 (dead † 2016-01-17)	♂ Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C) SSP id: 67

5. Born 1979-10-05 (dead † 1993-02-01)	♂ Thongtrii SSP id: 68

6. Born 1982-12-26	♀ Sung-Surin (Shine) SSP id: 70

7. Born 1983-04-01 (dead † 2015-03-30)	♂ Rama SSP id: 71
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

1962-04-14	Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2009-01-23: Management 2009-04-22: Text 2010-11-12: weight and height 2011-03-27: book 2016-01-10: TB 2017-02-10: dead 2017-03-05: news links 2017-03-07: Buckles blog

Latest document update	2021-12-21 10:02:58

† Packy is a dead sick Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2017-02-09 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States, . Official death reason described as because of Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Offspring

Total: 7 babies

(M) 1975-05-10 -- † 1975-12-02 noname SSP id: 64
(F) 1976-02-17 -- † 1976-03-05 noname SSP id: 65
(F) 1978-03-15 -- † 1978-04-29 Sumek (Myow) SSP id: 66
(M) 1978-05-19 -- † 2016-01-17 Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C) SSP id: 67
(M) 1979-10-05 -- † 1993-02-01 Thongtrii SSP id: 68
(F) 1982-12-26 Sung-Surin (Shine) SSP id: 70
(M) 1983-04-01 -- † 2015-03-30 Rama SSP id: 71

Origin

Packy was born captive-born 1962-04-14 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo).

Parentage

Parents of Packy are: ♂ Thonglaw (father) and ♀ Belle (mother).

Siblings through the father Thonglaw:

1962-10-02 -- † 1996-02-13 (F) Me-Tu
1963-09-15 -- † 1977 (M) Dino
1963-09-24 -- † 2020-02-15 (F) Hanako
1965-12-03(F) Cora (Noel)
1966-08-09 -- † 1978-05-05 (M) Teak (Rajah)
1968-09-29 -- † 1968-10-04 (F) Droopy
1970-03-25 -- † 1970-03-25 (F) stillborn or killed?
1970-04-26 -- † 2004-07-21 (F) Tina
1970-05-13(F) Judy
1972-07-19 -- † 1983 (M) McClane (Gabriel)
1973-01-09 -- † 1976 (M) Stretch (Tuskanini)
1973-06-17 -- † 1995-08-28 (M) Stoney
1973-08-04 -- † 1973-08-07 (M) noname
1973-10-31 -- † 1986-10-26 (F) Emma (M&M)

Pedigree

**Packys ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Packy	Sire (f): Thonglaw Born: 1947-00-00	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Belle Born: 1952	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

1960: Packy was bred at Morgan Berry.

His parents were wild Asian elephants that had been imported by Howard Morgan Berry. Thonglaw, the father, came from Cambodia, and Belle, the mother, was purchased in Thailand in the early 1950s when she was just a month old.

1962: Packy put Portland on the map in 1962 when he made international news for being the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in over 44 years.

2013: infected with Tuberculosis.

2017-02-09: Dead.
Packy, who made headlines during the Kennedy era as the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years, was humanely euthanized at the Oregon Zoo today. At nearly 55, he was the oldest male of his Species in North America.

Two of his offspring, Rama and Sung-Surin, still lived with him at the zoo, by his death.

Packy on elephant-news.com

Packy is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Packy is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2005-06-17	Packy proud to be oregon zoo's 2005 father of the year - Elephant News
2009-04-18	Thousands turn out for packy's 47th birthday at the zoo - Elephant News
2013-08-16	Medicating two oregon zoo elephants for tuberculosis challenges veterinarian and keepers - Elephant News
2013-12-16	Lily tomlin vs. oregon zoo: poll respondents lean toward keeping elephants in portland - Elephant News
2015-04-15	Oregonâ€™s beloved elephant packy turns 53. packy is the oldest male of his species in north america - Elephant News
2016-01-10	Oregon zoo staff infected by tuberculosis after exposure to infected elephants - Elephant News
2016-12-15	Packy keeps going as he battles tuberculosis - Elephant News
2017-02-10	Beloved oregon zoo elephant packy dies after tb battle - Elephant News

Packy on Buckles Blog Blog articles where Packy is mentioned on http://bucklesw.blogspot.se
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Buckles Blog: Morgan Berry #2

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Packy, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=451. (archived at the Wayback machine)