Juno
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
El Paso Zoo in United States

Biography

☨ ♀ Juno
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Alternative name:	Jackie

Identification

SSP nr	412

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 51 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1970 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2021-03-18
Death reason:	euthanised: breast Cancer
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	El Paso Zoo, in United States

Date of arrival

2002-04-25	El Paso Zoo from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation

1977-00-00	Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation from James Brothers Circus (Sid Kellner)

Record history
History of updates	2021-03-22

Latest document update	2024-03-07 12:12:24
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† Juno is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-03-18 at El Paso Zoo, in United States, . Official death reason described as breast Cancer.

Origin

Juno was born wild 1970.

Comments / pictures

Records about Juno from Bob Cline

Juno Female Asian Stud #412
1968 to 1976 - James Bros. Circus
1977 to 2002
Circus World in 1977 weighed 4,020 lbs. 10 years old.
1994-26 years old
RBBB Program says 8,300 pounds
2002 ( April 25th ) to present - El Paso Zoo
Bob Cline, author of the book "Americas elephants".

Records about Juno from William "Buckles" Woodcocks Blog at http://www.bucklesw.blogspot.com/
"Mr. Kellner called me in October of 1976 saying the three elephants were for sale so I talked with Kenneth Feld and they made a deal. I sent Gary Jacobson up to the show and he brought them back to the Ringling Park. Here they are with new names "Sid", "Louie" and "Juno" making the march in Portland, Ore. in 1978 with the Blue Show with "Major" and "Charlie" behind them." //Buckles Woodock

William "Buckles" Woodcock

2017-01-24: Diagnosed with cancer: "The animal care staff at the El Paso Zoo have received a biopsy report indicating a mass in 49-year-old Asian elephant Junoâ€™s right mammary gland appears malignant, meaning the cells in the mass are exhibiting cancerous characteristics."

Juno on elephant-news.com

Juno is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Juno is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2017-03-04	El paso zooâ€™s juno the elephant will receive cancer treatment - Elephant News
2020-11-13	Juno the elephant will undergo surgery to remove tumor no longer responding to chemo - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Juno, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at El Paso Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1450. (archived at the Wayback machine)