Suki an Asian elephant at Planckendael Zoo

♀ Suki

Identification

EEP nr	201723?

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 4 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2017-12-25 captive-born
Birth place:	in Planckendael Zoo

Parents:	♂ Chang x ♀ May Tagu
Locations
Present / last location:	Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2017-12-25	Planckendael Zoo

Document updated	2018-02-28: name 2018-03-02: possible eep nr? 2018-04-25: sired by Chang 2018-07-06: corr sex to female
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Description

Location

Suki is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at Planckendael Zoo, in Belgium.

Suki arrived Planckendael Zoo 2017-12-25,

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

♀ Tun Kai born 2018-01-13
♀ Kai Mook (Kai-Mook) born 2009-05-17
♂ Kanvar born 2008-07-19
♀ May Tagu born 2005-04-11
♀ Yu Yu Yin born 1979-02-15

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Origin

Suki was born captive-born 2017-12-25 at Planckendael Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Suki are: ♂ Chang (father) and ♀ May Tagu (mother).

Siblings through the father Chang:

-- † 2012 () stillborn fetus still in utero
1993-09-09 -- † 1993-09-09 (F) killed
1995-12-19 -- † 1997-05-25 (F) Karha
1997-12-31 -- † 2018-09-07 (F) Sithami
1998-04-25 -- † 1998-04-25 (M) stillborn
1998-08-06(F) Tara
1998-08-27(F) Karishma
2000-07-18(M) Po Chin
2000-10-07(M) Assam
2004-03-05 -- † 2004-03-05 (F) stillborn
2004-10-10 -- † 2017-10-30 (M) Tunga
2008-05-04 -- † 2015-11-30 (F) Jade
2009-05-00 -- † 2009-05-00 (F) miscarriage
2010-11-01 -- † 2010-11-01 () stillborn
2014-03-19(M) Tom
2015-05-20 -- † 2015-05-20 (M) Baby Q
2015-06-16 -- † 2018-05-27 (F) Qiyo
2018-01-13(F) Tun Kai
2018-04-11 -- † 2018-06-26 (M) Tarzen
2020-10-01(F) Mun

Siblings through the mother May Tagu:

2015-05-20 - † 2015-05-20 (M) Baby Q

Pedigree

**Sukis pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Suki	Sire: Chang	Sire: Chieng Mai	Sire:
		Sire: Chieng Mai	Dame:
		Dame: Ida	Sire:
		Dame: Ida	Dame:
	Dame: May Tagu	Sire: Luka	Sire: Mita
		Sire: Luka	Dame: Tisa
		Dame: Khaing Phyo Phyo	Sire:
		Dame: Khaing Phyo Phyo	Dame:

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Suki, an Asian elephant at Planckendael Zoo in Belgium. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 April 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16737. (archived at the Wayback machine)