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

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sumek (Myow)  dead elephant

Identification

SSP nr66

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀, unknown age
Origin
Born:* 1978-03-15 captive-born
Birth place: in Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)

Parents: Packy x ♀ Hanako
Death
Dead: 1978-04-29
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States

Date of arrival

1978-03-15Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo)
Record history
History of updates2025-03-17

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24

† Sumek (Myow) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1978-04-29 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), in United States, .

Origin

Sumek (Myow) was born captive-born 1978-03-15 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo).

Parentage


Parents of Sumek (Myow) are: ♂ Packy (father) and ♀ Hanako (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. 1978-05-19 -- † 2016-01-17 (M) Mr. Ed (Khun Chorn, Khun-Chorn, K-C)
  4. 1979-10-05 -- † 1993-02-01 (M) Thongtrii
  5. 1982-12-26(F) Sung-Surin (Shine)
  6. 1983-04-01 -- † 2015-03-30 (M) Rama

Siblings through the mother Hanako:

  1. 1973-08-04 - † 1973-08-07 (M) noname
  2. 1976-02-17 - † 1976-03-05 (F) noname
  3. 1982-10-01 - † 2012-01-11 (M) Sabu (Look Chai)

Pedigree


Sumek (Myow)s ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sumek (Myow)

Sire (f):
Packy

Born: 1962-04-14
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Sire ff:
Thonglaw

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

Born: 1952
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Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Hanako

Born: 1963-09-24
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Sire mf:
Thonglaw

Born: 1947-00-00
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Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:
Tuy Hoa

Born: 1955
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Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sumek (Myow), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 10 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=990. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Ryan Easley

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