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

Biography

☨ ♀ Sura (Suri)

Identification

EEP nr	5609

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

1961-05-19	Rostock Zoo from George Munro

Record history
History of updates	2013-11-20

Latest document update	2021-09-18 12:22:58

† 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, (2025). Sura (Suri), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Rostock Zoo in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7574. (archived at the Wayback machine)