Yakun (Ya Kun)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) in China

Biography

♂ Yakun (Ya Kun)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Management:	Unknown
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Ya Long
Offspring
Total: 2 babies

1. Born 2010-09-07	♂ Ya Lu

2. Born 2020-06-14 (dead † 2023-03-18)	♂ Yaqi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) , in China

Date of arrival

1993-09-20	Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) from Kunming Zoo

Record history
History of updates	2020-12-06

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Yakun (Ya Kun) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) , in China.

Yakun (Ya Kun) arrived in 1993-09-20 to the Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) , relocated from the Kunming Zoo, in China.

Social

Yakun (Ya Kun) lives together with 3 other elephants at the Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) : (detailed list)

Total: 2 babies

Origin

Yakun (Ya Kun) was born unknown .

Parents of Yakun (Ya Kun) are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Ya Long (mother).

Comments / pictures

Father not confirmed.

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Yakun (Ya Kun), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) in China. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3917. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park)

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