Surin an Asian elephant at Copenhagen Zoo

Location

Surin is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark.

Surin arrived Copenhagen Zoo 2001-11-27, relocated from Somroj Khukitikasem, in Thailand.

In Copenhagen Zoo, Surin lives together with 5 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

1. ♂ Jung Bul Kne born 2017-01-28
,
2. ♀ Pang Kungrao born 1998
,
3. ♀ Maha Kumari born 2007-05-09
,
4. ♀ Mun born 2020-10-01
,
5. ♂ Plai Sak born 2017-05-17
, (see detailed list).

Offspring

1. (F) 2013-08-26 -- † 2013-08-26 stillborn EEP id: 201312
2. (M) 2015-09-04 -- † 2015-09-04 stillborn EEP id: 201500
3. (F) 2020-10-01 Mun EEP id: 202013? (EEP nr N/A)

Origin

Surin was born unknown 1998.

Surin was a gift to the people of Denmark from the king of Thailand.


On this picture is most probably Surin, when on show at Elephant study center in Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand. Photo: Photo � Nai Somchai Madee, Ban Ta Klang,Surin.

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://dancham.or.th/images/upload/images/TradeNews/2002/TDTN_2002_January.pdf
• Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Surin (Google Translated version)

Internal relevant links

• List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
• More elephants from: Copenhagen Zoo
• More elephants from: Denmark
• More elephants that was born: 1998
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

• Surin at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
• Link to translated version with Google Translate

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