Jessie McClendon
Jessie McClendon is currently a graduate student in public history at Portland State University. Her areas of interest include environmental history, historic preservation and museum studies. She is currently completing her thesis on the history of the Oregon Zoo's Elephant Museum.
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Packy the elephant (1962-2017)
On April 14, 1962, the Portland Zoological Gardens (now called the Oregon Zoo) made history when a 225-pound Asian elephant was born to parents Thonglaw and Belle. The elephant was known as Fuzzy Face for the first few weeks of his life, until Portland radio station KPOJ sponsored a …
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