Boa Kam (Bouakham)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kinoshita Circus in Japan

Biography

♂ Boa Kam (Bouakham)

Identification

Chip id Number	151457016A

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 20 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 2005 unknown
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kinoshita Circus, in Japan

Date of arrival

2012-11-00	Kinoshita Circus from Nasu World Monkey Park

2012-09-29	Nasu World Monkey Park from Laos unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2013-03-19: transfer

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

Biography

Boa Kam (Bouakham) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Kinoshita Circus, in Japan.

Boa Kam (Bouakham) arrived in 2012-11-00 to the Kinoshita Circus, relocated from the Nasu World Monkey Park, in Japan.

Social

Boa Kam (Bouakham) lives together with 1 other elephants at the Kinoshita Circus: (detailed list)

♀ Wassana born 2003

Origin

Boa Kam (Bouakham) was born unknown 2005.

Comments / pictures

2012-09-29: Imported from Laos. Technically not an import, but a loan from the generous Laotian government, who have agreed to send across six elephants to Japan. The loan is for a short span of three years.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Boa Kam (Bouakham), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kinoshita Circus in Japan. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 11 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12887. (archived at the Wayback machine)