Taronga's third Asian Elephant calf was born at 1:12 AM last night Sydney Time. The calf is the Zoo's first female and it is the fifth calf born to the Australian Conservation Management Plan for these endangered elephants. The calf was born in the paddock four years to the day of the arrival of the herd from Thailand in 2006. Zoo keepers helped the healthy 120 kg youngster into the elephant barn with its mother, Pak Boon, where it was soon walking around and suckling without help.
Tess, a 29 year old Asian Elephant, delivered a healthy 273 pound female calf Sunday evening at the Houston Zoo’s McNair Asian Elephant Habitat. The calf has been named Tupelo by the Zoo’s Elephant care team. Tupelo’s birth is the second Asian Elephant birth at the Houston Zoo since May 4th, when 19 year old Shanti delivered a male calf, Baylor. Thailand, the Houston Zoo’s 44 year old Asian bull Elephant, is the father of both Baylor and Tupelo.
A few months back, we brought you this adorable video of the Houston Zoo's newest and cutest baby elephant calf, Baylor, splishing and splashing in his pool.
Five months later, it appears Baylor still hasn't outgrown his love of bath time!
Melbourne Zoo's Asian Elephant Kulab gave birth to a male calf at 10.30 am yesterday. He is the first-ever male calf to be born at Melbourne Zoo. He weighs 142.2kg (315lbs) which is very heavy for a new born elephant. He is built very much like his father (Bong Su), with long legs and a broad head. Everyone at Melbourne Zoo is very excited by this new addition to the family.
Little Daizy was actually born at Albuquerque's Rio Grande Zoolast
year, but these adorable pictures just came to our attention so we
thought we'd share them. This was the first baby for Daizy's mom, Rozie.
The pregnancy was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums'
Species Survival Plan for Asian elephants. Because Rozie has no
siblings, she is genetically unique. Her calf adds to the diversity and
strength of the North American population of Asian elephants.
Last week at the U.K.'s Twycross Zoo, Ganesh the baby elephant celebrated his first birthday. Ganesh weighed in at a tremendous 300 kilograms or roughly 660 pounds! The "toddler" shares a birthday with his auntie Tara, who turned 12 on the same day.
A new baby elephant at the UK's Chester Zoo has caused a stir of excitement among keepers, visitors and the other elephants alike. The male calf has been named Nayan meaning "eye" in Hindi. Born close to midnight on Sunday, July 18th, the little elephant has been exploring his new home while staying close to his mother, Sithami.
Last month we brought you the first pictures and video of the Houston Zoo's new baby elephant named Baylor. Today we check back in on the feisty Asian elephant calf to find that he still has plenty of energy.
San Diego Zoo's yet unnamed elephant calf and his mother, Umoya, were photographed cooling down at a waterhole just yesterday. After a slow start, the outlook for the calf is now upbeat. He was healthy and nursing after his birth on May 12, but a medical condition with his mother caused him to lose rather than gain weight. Umoya is now recovering, which means the 229-pound calf is too. He is the third calf born at the Wild Animal Park in 2010 and is interacting with the two other male elephant calves daily.
Photo Credits: Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park
After a pregnancy lasting almost 23 months, Shanti, a 19-year-old Asian elephant, delivered a healthy 348-pound male calf on the morning of May 4th at the Houston Zoo’s McNair Asian Elephant Habitat. The calf has been named Baylor by the Zoo’s elephant care team in recognition of the unprecedented and ongoing advances made by Baylor College of Medicine’s research team to significantly reduce the threat of a potentially lethal elephant herpes virus.
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