Chendra

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Chendra is an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. She is originally from Borneo and was acquired by the zoo in November 1999. She has been blind in her left eye since she was young. [1]

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Chendra is the only Borneo elephant (a subspecies of Asian elephant) in North America. [2] [3] [4]

In 2019, the zoo announced she was pregnant. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] However, she had a miscarriage. [10]

Chendra was 31 years old in 2025, [11] or was possibly born in 1993. [12]

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References

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  3. "North America's only Bornean elephant lives at the Oregon Zoo". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  4. "Conservation Connections and Elephant Wellbeing in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo". www.aza.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  5. "Oregon Zoo's Chendra the elephant pregnant, due in late 2020". kgw.com. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  6. "Oregon Zoo announces Chendra the elephant is pregnant, waits for definitive TB diagnosis". KVAL. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  7. "Chendra, The Oregon Zoo's Asian Elephant, Is Pregnant; Due In 2020". opb. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  8. "Pregnant Asian Elephant at Oregon Zoo May Have Tuberculosis". Willamette Week. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  9. Williams, Kale (2019-07-10). "Oregon Zoo elephant Chendra expecting baby in 2020". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  10. "Oregon Zoo elephant Chendra has miscarriage". kgw.com. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  11. Nocera, Veronica (2025-02-07). "Oregon Zoo's new elephant calf bonds with 'auntie and mentor' Shine during their first meeting". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  12. Rothfels, Nigel (2015-10-21). Elephant House. Penn State Press. ISBN   978-0-271-07832-8.