Officials say the zoo’s first birth of a male elephant took place at 6:56 a.m. on June 17. The calf was officially named Xerxes, Greek for “ruler of heroes,” by the elephant care team.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo is celebrating the birth of an endangered Asian elephant calf. According to the Zoo, first-time parents, Achara and Bowie, welcomed a male calf named ...

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The Oklahoma City Zoo says Achara, a 10-year-old elephant, gave birth to Xerxes just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The zoo says Xerxes is the first offspring for parents Achara and Bowie, who is 11 ...

There are about 157 Asian elephants in 27 AZA-accredited institutions, said Felts. Many studies have shown that the elephant population in zoos is not self-sustaining, meaning deaths outpace births.

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HOUSTON — You could choose to spend this Father’s Day weekend at the Houston Zoo celebrating a very special dad — Thailand, the Asian elephant, also known as Thai. Thai turns 60 on Monday ...

China hopes to become a global leader in protected nature reserves, creating a network of wilderness that would be three ...

In recent years, increased attention has been given to preserving the African elephant and the Moose populations. The African elephant, one of the largest land animals on the planet, has been hunted ...

Believe it or not, this wasn’t the first time an elephant saved a life at this very zoo. Trompita, a 61-year-old Asian elephant, noticed an antelope stuck in that same body of water.