Yoki
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Sosto Zoo in Hungary

Biography

☨ ♀ Yoki
Yoki and her son Izik

Identification

EEP nr	9002

Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 19 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1990-02-25 captive-born
Birth place:	in Ramat Gan Zoo

Parents:	♂ Yossi x ♀ Shara (Sara)
Death
Dead:	†2009-08-20
Death reason:	disease: Tumour in her spleen
Offspring
Total: 4 babies

1. Born 1998-01-06 (dead † 1998-01-06)	♀ noname

2. Born 2001-02-04	♂ Leon (Yoni) EEP id: 20002

3. Born 2004-05-06	♂ Izik Jonathan EEP id: 20029

4. Born 2007-09-04	♂ Jumanee
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Sosto Zoo, in Hungary

Date of arrival

2006-07-17	Sosto Zoo from Ramat Gan Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Yoki is a dead Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 2009-08-20 at Sosto Zoo, in Hungary, . Official death reason described as Tumour in her spleen.

Offspring

Total: 4 babies

(F) 1998-01-06 -- † 1998-01-06 noname
(M) 2001-02-04 Leon (Yoni) EEP id: 20002
(M) 2004-05-06 Izik Jonathan EEP id: 20029
(M) 2007-09-04 Jumanee

Origin

Yoki was born captive-born 1990-02-25 at Ramat Gan Zoo.

Parentage

Parents of Yoki are: ♂ Yossi (father) and ♀ Shara (Sara) (mother).

Siblings through the father Yossi:

1987-02-19 -- † 2000-05-01 (M) Junior
1987-04-04 -- † 1987-08-05 (F) Helinka
1987-04-04(F) Tammi (Tami)
1987-10-11 -- † 2013-04-10 (F) Stuvite (Stavit)
1987-12-01 -- † 1987-12-07 (M) Izik
1989-04-30 -- † 2024-02-24 (F) Yosepha (Josepha)
1990-01-21 -- † 1999-08-29 (M) Nipple
1991-01-13 -- † 2017-04-08 (M) Limbo
1994-05-24(M) Osh
1994-07-27 -- † 2013-04-10? (F) Issa
1994-12-01 -- † 2014-06-19 (M) Nissim
1996-10-21 -- † 2004-02-04 (F) Beauty
1997-06-03(M) Niko
1998-01-06 -- † 1998-01-06 (F) noname
1999-09-30(M) Nino
2001-02-04(M) Leon (Yoni)
2001-05-03(M) Pembé (Babar)
2002-01-18(M) Akili
2004-05-06(M) Izik Jonathan
2005-05-25(M) Noah
2006-01-31(M) Boten
2007-09-04(M) Jumanee

Siblings through the mother Shara (Sara):

1987-04-04 - † 1987-08-05 (F) Helinka
1994-05-24(M) Osh

Pedigree

**Yokis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Yoki	Sire (f): Yossi Born: 1974-08-11	Sire ff: Timbo Born: 1961	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Timbo Born: 1961	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Bahati Born: 1961	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Bahati Born: 1961	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Shara (Sara) Born: 1978-01-17	Sire mf: Timbo Born: 1961	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Timbo Born: 1961	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Motek Born: 1961	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Motek Born: 1961	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

Yoki's sire and dam were half-siblings. Yoki was also bred by her father to produce another inbred offspring.

Death is apr, some sources says she died on thursday, other at froday.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Yoki, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Sosto Zoo in Hungary. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1113. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Yoki (Google Translated version)

Litterature about Sosto Zoo

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Yoki at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
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