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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Pet  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr44

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 51 years old
Origin
Born:* 1955-00-00 wild
Birth place:
Capture: 1959
Imported:1959 by Elephant Mountain (Morgan Berry)
Death
Dead: 2006-08-02
Death reason: euthanised: degenerative arthritis
Offspring
Total: 6 babies

1. Born 1963-09-15
(dead † 1977)
Dino SSP id: 50

2. Born 1966-08-09
(dead † 1978-05-05)
Teak (Rajah) SSP id: 53

3. Born 1970-05-13
(dead )
Judy SSP id: 58

4. Born 1973-06-17
(dead † 1995-08-28)
Stoney SSP id: 61

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

6. Born 1991-10-06
(dead † 1991-10-07)
none SSP id: 328
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

1961-10-27Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
from Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo)

1959-00-00Seattle Zoo (Woodland Park Zoo)
from Elephant Mountain (Morgan Berry)

Record history
History of updates2025-02-08: text, latest birth.
2025-03-17:

Latest document update2021-09-18 12:51:42

† Pet is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2006-08-02 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States, . Official death reason described as degenerative arthritis.

Offspring

Total: 6 babies
  1. (M) 1963-09-15 -- † 1977 Dino SSP id: 50
  2. (M) 1966-08-09 -- † 1978-05-05 Teak (Rajah) SSP id: 53
  3. (F) 1970-05-13 -- Judy SSP id: 58
  4. (M) 1973-06-17 -- † 1995-08-28 Stoney SSP id: 61
  5. (F) 1982-12-26 Sung-Surin (Shine) SSP id: 70
  6. (M) 1991-10-06 -- † 1991-10-07 none SSP id: 328


Origin

Pet was born wild 1955-00-00, captured 1959 . and imported 1959 by Elephant Mountain (Morgan Berry)

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pet, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=454. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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