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Home » ASIAN ELEPHANT SAMUDRA TURNS 15 YEARS OLD AT OREGON ZOO

ASIAN ELEPHANT SAMUDRA TURNS 15 YEARS OLD AT OREGON ZOO

ASIAN ELEPHANT SAMUDRA TURNS 15 YEARS OLD AT OREGON ZOO

Young elephant is growing up, but still has a playful personality and loves the water  PORTLAND, Ore. — Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo today, and it’s safe to say birthday boys don’t come much bigger. The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at […]
Written by Press Release August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

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