US EditionAsian elephant gives birth to healthy calf at Oregon Zoo
- A thirty-year-old Asian elephant named Rose-Tu gave birth to a healthy calf on Saturday after a 20-month pregnancy, according to the zoo's news release.
- The calf is estimated to weigh 200 pounds and is a female, although staff will confirm this after allowing bonding time.
- Steve Lefave, who oversees the zoo’s elephant program, expressed happiness about the birth, stating, 'We couldn’t be happier with how everything is going so far.'
- Lefave described the birth as 'one of the smoothest births I’ve ever seen.
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The Oregon Zoo welcomes a new baby elephant
The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed a new baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth at the zoo last weekend after 20 months of pregnancy. The zoo says the calf appeared to be a 200-pound female.
Rose-Tu gives birth to 'healthy, strong' baby girl elephant at Oregon Zoo
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After a week of baby watch, Oregon Zoo’s beloved Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth to a new member of the zoo’s family. The calf was born around 4:29 p.m. Saturday afternoon after a 20-month pregnancy, according to the zoo. Crew members said it “appears to be a healthy, strong female” weighing approximately 200 pounds. LIST: Oregon, Washington school districts announce delays, cancelations due to winter weather “We …
Oregon Zoo welcomes its newest baby elephant, and it appears to be a girl
The Oregon Zoo’s newest baby elephant arrived over the weekend. At 4:29 p.m. Saturday, Rose-Tu gave birth to a calf that appeared to be healthy girl, weighing in the vicinity of 200 pounds. The birth came after 20 months of pregnancy.
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