The name is a portmanteau of tem (earth) and aiken (life) in the language of the native Tehuelche people.

Covering 72 hectares, Temaikèn specializes in native Argentine wildlife and exotic and threatened species.

[1] In addition to the zoo the Temaikèn Foundation owns the Osununú wildlife conservation area.

[2] It also has programs to manage and protect the Paraná Pine ecosystem and butterflies and orchids within the national wildlife conservation system.

[4] Media related to Bioparque Temaikèn at Wikimedia Commons