Sung-Surin (Shine)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States

Biography
♀ Sung-Surin (Shine)
Identification
SSP nr70
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 43 years old
Management:Free contact
Origin
Born:* 1982-12-26 captive-born
Birth place: in Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
Parents: ♂ Packy x ♀ Pet
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States
Date of arrival
1982-12-26Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

Biography

Sung-Surin (Shine) is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States.

Sung-Surin (Shine) arrived in 1982-12-26 to the Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo),

Social

Sung-Surin (Shine) lives together with 5 other elephants at the Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo): (detailed list)

  1. ♀ Chendra born 1993
  2. ♀ Rose-Tu (twin) born 1994-08-31
  3. ♂ Sam (Samudra) born 2008-08-23
  4. ♂ Samson born 1998-05-04
  5. ♀ Valentina born 2025-02-01


Origin

Sung-Surin (Shine) was born captive-born 1982-12-26 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo).

Parentage

Parents of Sung-Surin (Shine) are: ♂ Packy (father) and ♀ Pet (mother).

Siblings through the father Packy:

  1. 1975-05-10 -- † 1975-12-02 (M) noname
  2. 1976-02-17 -- † 1976-03-05 (F) noname
  3. 1978-03-15 -- † 1978-04-29 (F) Sumek (Myow)
  4. 1978-05-19 -- † 2016-01-17 (M) Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C)
  5. 1979-10-05 -- † 1993-02-01 (M) Thongtrii
  6. 1983-04-01 -- † 2015-03-30 (M) Rama

Siblings through the mother Pet:

  1. 1963-09-15 - † 1977 (M) Dino
  2. 1966-08-09 - † 1978-05-05 (M) Teak (Rajah)
  3. 1970-05-13(F) Judy
  4. 1973-06-17 - † 1995-08-28 (M) Stoney
  5. 1991-10-06 - † 1991-10-07 (M) none

Pedigree

Sung-Surin (Shine)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sung-Surin (Shine)

Sire (f):
Packy

Born: 1962-04-14
2025-05

 Sire ff:
Thonglaw

Born: 1947-00-00
2025-05		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:
Belle

Born: 1952
2025-05		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Pet

Born: 1955-00-00
2025-05

 Sire mf:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2025-05		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sung-Surin (Shine), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=452. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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