Syn (Sjun)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo) in Russia

Biography

☨ ♂ Syn (Sjun)

Identification

EEP nr	0703

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 75 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1907 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†1982
Death reason:	euthanised:
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 1956-12-19 (dead † 1959-04-07)	♂ Lexi EEP id: 5607
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo), in Russia

Date of arrival

1954-10-09	Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2022-02-09

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Syn (Sjun) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1982 at Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo), in Russia, .

Offspring

Total: 1 babies

(M) 1956-12-19 -- † 1959-04-07 Lexi EEP id: 5607

Origin

Syn (Sjun) was born wild 1907.

Comments / pictures

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

0703 M ~ 1907 WILD WILD VIETNAM ~ 1907 NONE Birth SYN
ST PETERS 9 Oct 1954 MK0103 Transfer
11 May 1982 Death
[Death by: Euthanasia (medical) ı Given to an institution: ı Musculoskeletal ı

Source: EEP studbook for Asian elephants online

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Syn (Sjun), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Leningrad Zoo (St. Petersburg Zoo) in Russia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2029. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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