Not only did the Fort Worth Zoo just celebrate the birth of two African lion cubs, the zoo has just debuted its first Asian elephant calf born at the zoo since 2013!
According to NBC DFW, the 36-inch-tall, 250-pound calf was born at 3:36 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2025, but the zoo kept it under wraps until the announcement on Friday, Sept. 26th.
The zoo said in a news release, “The calf was standing within six minutes of birth, nursing within two hours, and maneuvering her trunk well almost immediately, all indications of a healthy baby elephant.”
She’s now residing on-habitat in Elephant Springs for all to see, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
A name is still being decided on, which you can vote for until October 6. The zoo wants to keep the Texas theme with the baby, as her mother’s name is Bluebonnet!
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