Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...

A 36-year-old elephant gave birth to twins at a zoo in central Thailand in a rare surprise for caretakers and the mother herself. Caretakers only planned on Chamchuri giving birth to one calf on June ...

This is the first time in the zoo's history that two elephant calves have been born in the same year. A second elephant calf has been born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, marking a significant ...

It's birthing and mating season for elephant seals at Point Reyes. Beach closures are in effect to help protect nursing pups. Point Reyes officials recently celebrated the area's first pup birth this ...

Buddhist monks from Wat Traimit in Bangkok blessed twin baby elephants, a male and a female, born to mother Chamchuri in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The birth occurred on June 7 at the Ayutthaya Elephant ...

At 10:18 p.m. on Oct. 21, an assistant curator at the Columbus Zoo and Aquariaum's Asia Quest observed what looked like signs of active labor in pregnant Asian elphant Phoebe. "Could be nothing," the ...

The newest member of the Oklahoma City Zoo family: A healthy male Asian elephant calf, the zoo says. The Oklahoma City Zoo says Achara, a 10-year-old elephant, gave birth to Xerxes just before 7 a.m.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California is celebrating the birth of another African Elephant, its second in ten days. On August 26, 2024, the Fresno Chaffee Zoo welcomed an African Elephant Calf into the ...

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., according ...

BANGKOK — Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. Their mother, Chamchuri, gave ...

A second elephant calf has been born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, marking a significant milestone in the zoo's nearly 100-year history and a win for Asian elephant conservation. Phoebe the Asian ...