Surik (Surhak)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Hrodna Zoo in Belarus

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Surik (Surhak)  dead elephant

Identification

EEP nr5708

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 45 years old

People killed:1
Origin
Born:* 1957 unknown
Birth place: in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2002-04-27
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Hrodna Zoo, in Belarus

Date of arrival

1965-08-31Hrodna Zoo
from Leipzig Zoo

1959-05-23Leipzig Zoo
from Hannover Zoo

1958-12-31Hannover Zoo
from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates2008-02-09

Latest document update2025-03-12 18:14:20

† Surik (Surhak) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2002-04-27 at Hrodna Zoo, in Belarus, .

Origin

Surik (Surhak) was born unknown 1957 at Asia unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

1998-09: Surik suddenly attacked the 42-year-old elephantkeeper who was bringing him his lunch. The keeper died from her injuries, the zoo official said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Surik (Surhak), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Hrodna Zoo in Belarus. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1986. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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