Public will get to name Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant
This photo provided by Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a Asian elephant, born Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (Grahm S. Jones/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium via AP)
Columbus Zoo announces birth of baby elephant
POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby elephant.
The zoo says the Asian elephant, born Thursday, appears strong. Its sex has not yet been determined because the zoo is giving it time to bond with its mother, Phoebe.
It is the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 10 years and joins a herd of six at the zoo.
The zoo says Phoebe had the opportunity to breed with a male, Hank, but the attempts were not successful. She was artificially inseminated with sperm from Hank and a male at another zoo. DNA tests will determine who the father is.
The public will have an opportunity to name the calf.
