Sura (Suri)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Rostock Zoo in Germany

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Sura (Suri)  dead elephant
Identification
EEP nr5609
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 2 years old
Origin
Born:* 1959
Birth place:
Imported:1960 by George Munro
Death
Dead: †1961-08-20
Death reason: unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Rostock Zoo, in Germany
Date of arrival
1961-05-19Rostock Zoo
from George Munro
Record history
History of updates2013-11-20
Latest document update2021-09-18 12:22:58
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† Sura (Suri) is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1961-08-20 at Rostock Zoo, in Germany, .

Origin

Sura (Suri) was born 1959. and imported 1960 by George Munro


Comments / pictures

Claimed by Zoo Rostock to have arrived 1960?

Records about Sura (Suri) from EEPEuropean Studbook for Asian elephants state following records for the asian elephant Sura (Suri):

5609 F ~ 1956 WILD WILD UNKNOWN ~ 1960 ______ Transfer SURA
ROSTOCK 19 May 1961 HEL02 Transfer
20 Aug 1961 Death
[Death by: Other/Unknown ı Given to an institution: ı Cardiovascular ı Unknown

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online
Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Sura (Suri), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rostock Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 September 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7574. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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