An elephant calf fell down a well in an Indian village and was rescued by a team of emergency responders and local forest ...

"Newborn elephants, like Kirby, are born with their eyes open," Rob Barnardy, elephant curator at the zoo, told Chron. "This is because an elephant calf needs to keep up with their herd quickly.

An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m ...

An elephant pregnancy lasts about 22 months, according to the zoo. Now, she gets to spend time away from the public eye and bond with her baby. Asian elephants, an endangered species, are found in ...

Almost two years after the mom, Jade, became pregnant, the zoo welcomed baby Jett. “Asian elephants are endangered in the wild,” Saint Louis Zoo Vice President Animal Care Regina Mossotti said.

A 314-pound baby elephant is the newest addition to the Houston zoo. According to the zoo, Kirby was born on Friday afternoon, November 15. Her 34-year-old mother, Shanti, was in labor for 19 ...

The zoo named her Kirby. Shanti, a 34-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to the healthy, 314-pound female after a 19-hour labor. The baby daddy is Shanti's longtime boyfriend, 58-year-old Thailand.