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This ‘Feisty’ Asian Elephant at the National Zoo Is Pregnant. She May Birth the First Calf Born There in Nearly 25 Years

Elephant enthusiasts everywhere could receive a New Year’s gift come early 2026. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

National Zoo to welcome first Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years

Animal care staff at the National Zoo are preparing for the "highly anticipated" birth of an Asian elephant calf, according to a news release.

National Zoo reveals elephant is expecting a calf, first elephant to be born there in 25 years

The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi Linh will welcome her first baby sometime this winter, although it’s unclear if she will deliver a boy or a girl.
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Newborn giraffe calf Rahisi toddles around Memphis Zoo

It’s always a good day when an adorable new baby animal is born. One of the latest of these to make headlines was a giraffe ...

White rhino born at Spain zoo in conservation success

A southern white rhino calf has been born at a zoo in eastern Spain, in a success for a European program aimed at preserving ...
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo welcomes newborn giraffe calf

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has announced the birth of a male giraffe calf. The calf was born on Friday, Aug. 15, at about 8:30 a.m. to 14-year-old giraffe Tuli, according to the zoo. Tuli ...
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Orca calf believed dead weeks after birth to first-time mother

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (KING) – An iconic Pacific Northwest species continues to struggle, and the concerns continue to rise as a recently born orca calf went missing and is presumed to be dead. The new ...