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While most people know that a baby dog is called a puppy, many may not know what a baby elephant is called. In this fun infographic, explore the world of baby animals.
The zoo first shared footage of the elephant's birth on March 1 and declared that the little one would be called Kirk. ... This is because when male baby elephants reach sexual maturity, they need ...
Corra, the new baby elephant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, is much more than a cute calf. ... “We discovered with a group called Save the Elephants this really incredible story that elephants ...
Jayathu was an Asian elephant born sometime in 1983 in Sri Lanka. Local farmers scared away her herd and Jayathu fell into a pit but was rescued and taken into an elephant orphanage. She was later sent via airplane to the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C .
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African ...
At one day old, Milo was already comparable to the size of the herd’s three-week-old calf and seven-month-old calf, keepers said. Milo is the 53rd known calf born to a formerly-orphaned elephant ...
Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive grey skin. The trunk is prehensile, bringing food and water to the mouth and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and ...
TOLEDO — February was a memorable month at the Toledo Zoo.. African elephant Renee gave birth to a male calf Feb. 17, the zoo announced Friday. Both Renee and her calf are in excellent health ...