Pikang
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo) in Malaysia

Biography

♂ Pikang

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus borneensis
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 16 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2009 wild
Birth place:	in Malaysia unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo), in Malaysia

Date of arrival

2013-01-00	Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo)
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-21

Latest document update	2023-08-10 13:05:38
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Biography

Pikang is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo), in Malaysia.

Pikang arrived in 2013-01-00 to the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo),

Social

Pikang lives together with 15 other elephants at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo): (detailed list)

1. ♀ Amoi born 2008-05-00
2. ♂ Bagahak born 2002
3. ♂ Boy born 1998
4. ♀ Girl born 1997
5. ♀ Huminodun
6. ♂ Joe born 2012
7. ♀ Komali born 1995
8. ♀ Limba born 1979
9. ♀ Miss born 1985
10. ♀ notnamed born 2023-00-00
11. ♂ notnamed born 2022-11-29
12. ♀ notnamed born 2023-00-00
13. ♀ Ruandu
14. ♂ Sumandak born 2008-02-01
15. ♀ Takiri born 1998

Origin

Pikang was born wild 2009 at Malaysia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

2013-07-10: four-year-old elephant Pikang was brought to the zoo after it was found with half its Trunk missing during a wildlife operation in Lahad Datu six months ago.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pikang, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Sabah Zoo) in Malaysia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13508. (archived at the Wayback machine)