 Samudra and his mother Rose-Tu in 2008 | |
| Species | Asian elephant |
|---|---|
| Born | August 23, 2008 Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Residence | Oregon Zoo |
| Parent(s) | |
Samudra (also known as "Sam") [1] [2] is an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. He was born to Rose-Tu in 2008. Samudra is the first third-generation elephant born in the U.S. His father is Tusko.
Rose-Tu gave birth to Samudra on August 23, 2008. [3] He weighed 286 pounds and his name is the Sanskrit word for "ocean". [4] [5] According to The Oregonian , his name is Hindi for "lord of the ocean". [1] Rose-Tu kicked and stomped on Samudra upon his arrival, but he was uninjured and the pair bonded. [6] Samudra's father is Tusko. Samudra was the first elephant born at the Oregon Zoo since Rose-Tu herself in 1994. [7] [8] He was also the first third-generation elephant born in the U.S. [9] The zoo saw record attendance for the month after he went on exhibit. [10]
Samudra weighed approximately 3,000 pounds in 2011. [11] His sister Lily joined the zoo in 2012; [12] she died in 2018. [13] Tusko began teaching Samudra how to interact with female elephants in 2012. [14] Samudra weighed approximately 10,000 pounds in 2024. [15]
