However, watching a baby elephant play the recorder was definitely not on my bucket list—but it is now! Kirkja, an 18-month-old African elephant, has recently discovered her many musical talents, and ...

Baby Elephant Trying to Hug His Caretaker Is Absolutely Too Cute to Resist originally appeared on PetHelpful. Imagine being so adored by a baby elephant that it wants to snuggle with you. Wildlife ...

The dynamics of Asian elephant relationships are slightly different from those of the African elephants. Females live in small, fluid groups without a clear dominance hierarchy or matriarchal leader.

Wilfred Quick during a promotion ceremony in 2021. PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth on ...

ST. LOUIS – Last fall, the Saint Louis Zoo welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf to its family of pachyderms, the first fourth-generation member of the family. On Tuesday, the nearly 600-pound baby, ...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Portland’s sweetheart has a name. Rose-Tu, one of the Asian elephants that live at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to a calf on Saturday, Feb. 1 after 20 months of ...

Simunye, an adult African elephant, is pictured with calves Bomani, left, and Asali, right. Simunye delivered a stillborn calf in March 2025 and was instrumental in helping Bomani's mother, Talia, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — After a lengthy 20-month pregnancy, Rose-Tu, a 30-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to a healthy female calf at 4:29 p.m. on Saturday. The newborn, weighing ...