The Oregon Zoo is about to be down one Asian elephant, and Portland’s favorite toddler, elephant calf Tula-Tu, is going to have to say goodbye to her big brother.
Samudra, the first calf born to Rose-Tu and the first third-generation zoo elephant born in the United States, will soon be heading out on his own.
Samudra, also sometimes called “Sam,” was born at 3:56 p.m. Aug. 23, 2008, at the Oregon Zoo to mother Rose-Tu and father Tusko. At the time, Sam weighed 286 pounds and was the first calf born at the zoo since Rose-Tu herself was born there in 1994…