Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you start your week with a baby elephant, does anything else that happens that week really matter? Maybe not for hundreds of adoring fans at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Aug. 4, who ...

In the footage, the little elephant rises awkwardly, legs akimbo and wobbling like jelly. In a touching gesture, the mother places her trunk under the baby’s body to help steady it as it trembles to its unsteady feet and takes its first tottering steps.

An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The baby was born Feb. 2 at 1:15 a.m. after a 21-month gestation to parents Nhi Linh and Spike, the zoo announced. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7 ...

Get ready to flap your ears and wave your trunks! The newest addition to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Asian elephant herd will soon be making her public debut. Sunny, a 16-year-old elephant, gave birth to a 215-pound baby girl on July 23. Since the ...

Pacifiers are essential for parents with newborns, as they help calm the baby. However, humans aren’t the only ones who use objects for comfort. Baby elephants also chew or suck on various objects as

Simunye, an adult African elephant, is pictured with calves Bomani, left, and Asali, right. Simunye delivered a stillborn calf in March 2025 and was instrumental in helping Bomani's mother, Talia, adjust to having a newborn calf. On a blistering August ...

The Columbus Zoo is hosting a baby shower for its newborn elephant calf. Sunny gave birth to the 215-pound calf on July 23. If you haven't had the chance to attend a baby shower this summer, the Columbus Zoo hosting one—elephant style. The Columbus Zoo ...