Sak Surin ศักดิ์สุรินทร์, මුතු රාජා
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand

Biography

♂ Sak Surin ศักดิ์สุรินทร์, මුතු රාජා


Alternative name:	Muthu Raja Hasthia, Mutu Raja
Local name:	ศักดิ์สุรินทร์, මුතු රාජා

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 31 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1994 unknown
Birth place:	in Thailand unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand

Date of arrival

2023-08-18	Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) from TECC elephant hospital Lampang

2023-07-03	TECC elephant hospital Lampang from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

2022-11-00	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) from Aluthgama Kande Vihara

2001-00-00	Aluthgama Kande Vihara from Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo)

	Sri Lanka National Zoological Gardens (Dehiwela Zoo) from Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp

	Surin Province unspecified Elephant Camp from Thongsuk Malingam

Record history
History of updates	2025-02-18:

Latest document update	2025-02-18 07:06:42
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Biography

Sak Surin (local name:ศักดิ์สุรินทร์, මුතු රාජා) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.

Sak Surin arrived in 2023-08-18 to the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), relocated from the TECC elephant hospital Lampang, in Thailand.

Social

Sak Surin lives together with 97 other elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC): (detailed list)

1. ♂ AI born 2007-03-07
2. ♀ AI
3. ♀ Bai Tong
4. ♂ Plai Boon Long born 2011
5. ♂ Butoo born 2018-08-18
6. ♀ Chun Pen
7. ♀ Pang Dummy born 2001?
8. ♀ Fa Jam born ~2016
9. ♀ Fahsai
10. ♀ Pang Fueng Fah born ~2000
11. ♀ Gingtong
12. ♂ Joey
13. ♂ Jojo
14. ♀ Kaengsopa born 2003
15. ♂ Karn Kraey
16. ♂ Katid
17. ♀ Khai Waan born 2012-09-25
18. ♀ Khampun born 1967
19. ♀ Pang Kod born 1982
20. ♀ Kongtong born 1977
21. ♀ Lawan
22. ♀ Look Khang
23. ♀ Maddy (Mo Dee) born 1980?
24. ♂ Plai Mee Chok born >2008
25. ♂ Momay
26. ♀ Nam Mei
27. ♀ Nau Oon born 2004-06-12
28. ♂ Plai Nhing-Nhong
29. ♀ Now May
30. ♀ Pang Pachi (Pachee) born 2007
31. ♀ Phunzup
32. ♂ Popeye born 2010
33. ♀ Prachaub
34. ♀ Prathida born 1993
35. ♀ Pang Pum Paung born 1981
36. ♀ Saishon
37. ♀ Saitong
38. ♂ Sampran born 2002
39. ♀ Sing Korn (Singha Khon)
40. ♂ Singha born 2011-04-05
41. ♀ Somboon born 1980?
42. ♀ Somchai
43. ♂ Sri Dor Yai
44. ♂ Sri Siam born 2001
45. ♀ Tan Tawan
46. ♀ Tanwa
47. ♂ Tao Baran born 2023-02-17
48. ♀ Thangmo born 2006
49. ♂ Tongkam born 2011-09-09
50. ♀ Tongpoon
51. ♀ Tongtae born 1999
52. ♂ Tongtang
53. ♀ Uaengkam born 2008-03-03
54. ⚪ uknown
55. ⚪ unknown
56. ⚪ unknown
57. ⚪ unknown
58. ⚪ unknown
59. ⚪ unknown
60. ⚪ unknown
61. ♂ unknown born 1984
62. ♀ unknown
63. ♀ unknown
64. ⚪ unknown
65. ⚪ unknown
66. ♀ unknown
67. ⚪ unknown
68. ♀ unknown
69. ⚪ unknown
70. ⚪ unknown
71. ♀ unknown
72. ⚪ unknown
73. ⚪ unknown
74. ⚪ unknown
75. ⚪ unknown
76. ⚪ unknown
77. ⚪ unknown
78. ♂ unknown
79. ⚪ unknown born 2008-10-23
80. ⚪ unknown
81. ⚪ unknown
82. ⚪ unknown
83. ⚪ unknown
84. ⚪ unknown
85. ⚪ unknown
86. ⚪ unknown
87. ⚪ unknown
88. ♂ unknown
89. ♀ unknown
90. ♀ Unnamed born 2025-02-11
91. ♀ Wandee
92. ♀ Wang Chao
93. ♀ Wangtong born 2003
94. ♀ Wanna
95. ♀ wild mother
96. ♀ Pang Yom
97. ♀ Pang Yui born 2007?

Affiliated people

1: Thongsuk Malingam (owner from 1994 to 2001)

Origin

Sak Surin was born unknown 1994 at Thailand unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Gifted from Thailand to Aluthgama Kande Vihara, Sak Surin is one of three elephants that Thailand gifted to Sri Lanka in 2001.

Sak Surin on elephant-news.com

Sak Surin is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Sak Surin is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2023-05-27	Ailing jumbo sak surin to be brought home - Elephant News
	Tusker muthu raja (sak surin) airlifted to thailand - Elephant News
2023-07-05	Sak surin will not be returning to sri lanka : varawut - Elephant News
2023-08-18	Sak surin moved to new home in the thai elephant conservation centre - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Sak Surin, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) in Thailand. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16922. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Litterature about Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC)

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