Matla
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Bioparc Valencia in Spain

Biography

♀ Matla
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Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 25 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 2000 wild
Birth place:	in Namibia unspecified location
Imported:	2008
Offspring
Total: 1 babies

1. Born 2022-11-09	♀ Makena EEP id: 202203?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Bioparc Valencia, in Spain

Date of arrival

2008-11-06	Bioparc Valencia from Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport

	Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport from Namib Game Services (Herbert Henle)

	Namib Game Services (Herbert Henle) from Namibia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2009-03-14: New elephant RE 2009-10-21: name, age 2012-06-08: Henle RE 2018-09-05: link to EleWiki submitted 2024-12-01: Born in Namibia

Latest document update	2024-12-01 11:59:38
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Biography

Matla is a living Female ♀ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) , located at the Bioparc Valencia, in Spain.

Matla arrived in 2008-11-06 to the Bioparc Valencia, relocated from the Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, in Namibia.

Social

Matla lives together with 8 other elephants at the Bioparc Valencia: (detailed list)

Total: 1 babies

Origin

Reference list

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Matla, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Bioparc Valencia in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 12 July 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=4664. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Albert Roolfs, GermanyEl rebaño de elefantes de Bioparc aumenta, 2009-02
Elefanten-wiki on elefanten.wikia.com http://elefanten.wikia.com/wiki/Matla (Google Translated version)
African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

Litterature about Bioparc Valencia

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Links

Matla at Elewiki, a wiki collaboration on elefanten.wikia.com (In german) HTTP code: 301 it is valid
Link to translated version with Google Translate

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