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Friday, April 12, 2013

Portland Zoo - Tuskanini

The Portland Zoo in Oregon promoted a very prolific breeding program from the 1960s to 1980s. Four elephants were born in 1973 at the facility. The first for the year, a male named Tuskanini, was the first of six born to female Me-Tu, herself born at the Portland Zoo as well.

Courtesy of Petra Prager, Elefanten-Fotolexikon.eu


Referencing a former display "Washington Park Zoo's Elephant Family Tree 1953-1987," Tuskanini was renamed "Stretch" and died in 1976 in Florida. More information is sought regarding this elephant's final origins.

Portland Zoo elephant yard 06/1988
Courtesy of M Easley
Posted Friday, April 12, 2013

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