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

Biography

☨ ♂ Surik (Surhak)

Identification

EEP nr	5708

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

1965-08-31	Hrodna Zoo from Leipzig Zoo

1959-05-23	Leipzig Zoo from Hannover Zoo

1958-12-31	Hannover Zoo from Firma Ruhe

Record history
History of updates	2008-02-09

Latest document update	2025-03-12 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)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Peter Stolk, Netherlands
Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling

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List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
elephant mankillers, elephants that has killed humans. List of elephant mankillers
More elephants from: Hrodna Zoo
More elephants from: Belarus
More elephants that was born: 1957
More elephants that died: 2002-04-27
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