Nova an Asian elephant at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo)

♀ Nova

Identification

EEP nr	9311

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus sumatranus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 28 years old
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1993-11-26 captive-born
Birth place:	in Taman Safari Indonesia (Bogor Zoo)
Offspring
Total: 5 babies

1. Born 2005-02-14	♂ Horas EEP id: 200502

2. Born 2009-08-26 (dead † 2009-08-26)	♀ stillborn

3. Born 2012-05-08	♂ Bogor EEP id: 201206

4. Born 2016-10-12	♀ Pilar EEP id: 201609

5. Born 2020-03-08	♂ Hope EEP id: 202004
Locations
Present / last location:	Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), in Spain

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2015-09-29	Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) from Tierpark Berlin Tierpark Berlin 2003-03-04 from Halle Zoo Halle Zoo 1996-08-15 from Tierpark Berlin Tierpark Berlin 1996-08-14 from Taman Negara National Park

Document updated	2009-08-20: Previous locations, Birth, Text 2011-07-15: pregnant 2012-05-24: not pregnant 2016-01-02: transfer 2021-01-31: subspecies
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Description

Location

Nova is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), located at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), in Spain.

Nova arrived Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) 2015-09-29, relocated from Tierpark Berlin, in Germany.

In Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo), Nova lives together with 6 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

♂ Bogor born 2012-05-08
♀ Cynthia (Chyntia) born 1995-01-12
♂ Hope born 2020-03-08
♀ Pilar born 2016-10-12
♂ Valentino born 2004
♀ Vera born 2017-03-21

detailed list

Offspring

(M) 2005-02-14 Horas EEP id: 200502
(F) 2009-08-26 -- † 2009-08-26 stillborn
(M) 2012-05-08 Bogor EEP id: 201206
(F) 2016-10-12 Pilar EEP id: 201609
(M) 2020-03-08 Hope EEP id: 202004

Origin

Nova was born captive-born 1993-11-26 at Taman Safari Indonesia (Bogor Zoo).

Comments / pictures

In August 1996, Cynthia and Nova were sold to the Berlin Tierpark but were transferred to the Halle Zoo for six years until arriving in Berlin in March 2003.

Contradictory records:
The 2007 European Asian Studbook lists Cynthia and Nova as being transferred to Halle from Indonesia six years before another transfer to Berlin Tierpark, whereas the 2008 version states ownership was taken by Berlin a day before their trip to Halle.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Nova, an Asian elephant at Madrid Zoo (Casa de Campo) in Spain. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 June 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=471. (archived at the Wayback machine)