Sanuk
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Amsterdam Artis Zoo in Netherlands

Biography
♀ Sanuk
Identification
EEP nr201610
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 10 years old
Status:pregnant
Management:Protected contact
Origin
Born:* 2016-10-16 captive-born
Birth place: in Amsterdam Artis Zoo
Parents: ♂ Mekong x ♀ Thong Thai
Offspring
Total: 1 babies
1. Born 2026-02-05♀ Unnamed
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Amsterdam Artis Zoo, in Netherlands
Date of arrival
2016-10-16Amsterdam Artis Zoo
Record history
History of updates2016-10-17: birth

2016-12-12: unkn eep nr

2016-12-12: temp eep nr
2017-04-03: link to EleWiki submitted
2025-11-07: pregnant
Latest document update2025-11-07 07:59:40
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Biography

Sanuk is a living pregnant Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Amsterdam Artis Zoo, in Netherlands.

Sanuk arrived in 2016-10-16 to the Amsterdam Artis Zoo,

Social

Sanuk lives together with 5 other elephants at the Amsterdam Artis Zoo: (detailed list)

  1. ♂ Mook Uhm born 2025-12-24
  2. ♀ Thong Thai born 1989-04-14
  3. ♀ Unnamed born 2026-02-05
  4. ♂ Vinh born 2020-05-04
  5. ♀ Yindee born 2005-08-02

Offspring

Total: 1 babies
  1. (F) 2026-02-05 Unnamed


Origin

Sanuk was born captive-born 2016-10-16 at Amsterdam Artis Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Sanuk are: ♂ Mekong (father) and ♀ Thong Thai (mother).

Siblings through the father Mekong:

  1. 2002-04-05(M) Voi Nam
  2. 2016-04-05(M) Max
  3. 2018-04-02(M) Mauk
  4. 2018-06-26(M) Manoa
  5. 2020-07-16 -- † 2020-07-16 (F) stillborn
  6. 2021-02-19 -- † 2024-11-20 (M) Ka Yan
  7. 2022-05-07(M) Kamon

Siblings through the mother Thong Thai:

  1. 2005-08-02(F) Yindee
  2. 2009-01-10 - † 2009-01-11 (M) noname
  3. 2011-06-18 - † 2015-12-08 (F) Mumba
  4. 2020-05-04(M) Vinh
  5. 2025-12-24(M) Mook Uhm

Pedigree

Sanuks ancestral Pedigree:
P I II III

Sanuk

Sire (f):
Mekong

Born: ~1982
2026-02

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Born:
2026-02		 Sire fff:
Dame ffm:
Dame fm:


Born:
2026-02		 Sire fmf:
Dame fmm:

Dame m:
Thong Thai

Born: 1989-04-14
2026-02

 Sire mf:


Born:
2026-02		 Sire mff:
Dame mfm:
Dame mm:


Born:
2026-02		 Sire mmf:
Dame mmm:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Sanuk, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Amsterdam Artis Zoo in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16544. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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