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Surin
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark

♀ Surin
Photo: ï¿½ Jens Madsen, Copenhagen

Identification

EEP nr	9817

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 25 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1998 unknown
Birth place:
Offspring
Total: 3 babies

1. Born 2013-08-26 (dead † 2013-08-26)	♀ stillborn EEP id: 201312

2. Born 2015-09-04 (dead † 2015-09-04)	♂ stillborn EEP id: 201500

3. Born 2020-10-01	♀ Mun EEP id: 202013? (EEP nr N/A)
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark

Date of arrival

2001-11-27	Copenhagen Zoo from Somroj Khukitikasem

	Somroj Khukitikasem from Ban Ta Klang elephant village

Record history
History of updates	2011-11-25:ï¿½prev loc 2011-11-28:ï¿½prev loc, BTK 2011-11-30:ï¿½picture 2012-01-30:ï¿½pregnant 2013-11-03:Â not pregnant 2018-11-09: link to EleWiki submitted

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Location

Surin is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark.

Surin arrived in 2001-11-27 to the Copenhagen Zoo, relocated from the Somroj Khukitikasem, in Thailand.

Surin lives together with 5 other elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo:

♂ Fahim born 2005-07-24
♂ Jung Bul Kne born 2017-01-28
♀ Pang Kungrao born 1998
♀ Maha Kumari born 2007-05-09
♀ Mun born 2020-10-01

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Offspring

(F) 2013-08-26 -- † 2013-08-26 stillborn EEP id: 201312
(M) 2015-09-04 -- † 2015-09-04 stillborn EEP id: 201500
(F) 2020-10-01 Mun EEP id: 202013? (EEP nr N/A)

Origin

Surin was born unknown 1998.

Comments / pictures

Surin was a gift to the people of Denmark from the king of Thailand.

Surin in Copenhagen Zoo
On this picture is most probably Surin, when on show at Elephant study center in Ban Ta Klang, Surin, Thailand. Photo: Photo ï¿½ Nai Somchai Madee, Ban Ta Klang,Surin.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Surin, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 2 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=139. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://dancham.or.th/images/upload/images/TradeNews/2002/TDTN_2002_January.pdf
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Surin (Google Translated version)

Links

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

List of all recorded elephants in: European studbook for Asian elephants
More elephants from: Copenhagen Zoo
More elephants from: Denmark
More elephants that was born: 1998
All breeding cows
All breeding bulls
The elephant database startpage. Statistics
List of all captive born elephants in the database

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

Surin at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
Link to translated version with Google Translate

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