A newborn Asian elephant named Tula-Tu made its first appearance at the Oregon Zoo. The elephants are highly endangered, according to the zoo. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

The first Asian elephant born at Tokyo's Ueno zoo in its 138-year history was finally put on show to visitors Dec. 1, and officials said mother and calf are doing well. Asian elephants are a ...

An Asian elephant has given birth to an adorable baby calf following 20 months of pregnancy. Thirty-year-old elephant Rose-Tu finally gave birth on Saturday as the Oregon Zoo in Portland welcomed ...

Understanding the differences in vocal communication between elephant species is nontrivial because African and Asian elephants aren’t just distant cousins roaming different lands. They are ...

“Everything’s new,” he said while the 200-pound elephant calf wandered around by its mother’s feet in Forest Hall, “and that’s fun to watch.” Asian elephant Rose-Tu's 2-day-old calf ...

When the elephant tires and puts her foot down, the spikes press deeper into her ankle. Meena is four years and two months old, still a toddler as elephants go. Khammon Kongkhaw, her mahout ...

PORTLAND — The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth on Saturday after 20 months of pregnancy, the zoo said ...

The Oregon Zoo is set to welcome visitors to meet its newest resident, Tula-Tu, a 2-week-old Asian elephant calf. Beginning Friday, Feb. 21, Tula-Tu and her mother, Rose-Tu, will be available for ...

The Oregon Zoo has determined that the newest member of its Asian elephant herd is indeed a girl, and given her a name: Tula-Tu. Oregon Zoo director Heidi Rahn made the announcement live on NBC ...

(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 fits her well.

Two of those came in the past year, with Shaunzi, a 53-year-old female Asian elephant being euthanized in January 2024 and Jewel, a 61-year-old female meeting the same fate just 12 months earlier ...