The Oregon Zoo’s youngest Asian elephant is halfway to 1 today, and what a year it’s been so far: In her first six months, Tula-Tu has delighted fans around the world with her playful personality, ...

Jet, a male Asian elephant calf born at the St. Louis Zoo on Nov. 23, 2024, sticks close to his mother, Jade, the zoo's 17-year-old Asian elephant. Nicole Brown via St. Louis Zoo ...

Indu, the Phoenix Zoo's 59-year-old Asian elephant, was humanely euthanized on May 8. She had some health conditions that became too much to manage, and her mobility was declining.

There are only about 50,000 Asian elephants in the world. Zoo staff is conducting regular ultrasounds, blood tests and exercises to prepare the elephant moms for birth.

Asian elephant calf Tula-Tu, 11 days old, in Forest Hall at Elephant Lands. (Michael Durham/Oregon Zoo) The Oregon Zoo has determined that the newest member of its Asian elephant herd is indeed a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo has officially named Rose-Tu’s baby! The zoo announced Thursday morning that the young Asian elephant calf will be named Tula-Tu, a name that they say ...

An Asian elephant that had lived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for 10 years and suffered from osteoarthritis was euthanized there Friday after her condition “had irreversibly declined ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long wait is over. After more than 20 months of pregnancy, Rose-Tu, a 30-year-old Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth at 4:29 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

ZURICH (AP) — A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week.