The zoo named her Kirby. Shanti, a 34-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to the healthy, 314-pound female after a 19-hour labor. The baby daddy is Shanti's longtime boyfriend, 58-year-old Thailand.

A little before 5:30 a.m. in August two years ago, workers at the Oakland Zoo began calling colleagues at home to hurry in. For more than a month, staff and volunteers had held a round-the-clock vigil ...

ST. LOUIS — An Asian elephant calf was born early Saturday morning at the Saint Louis Zoo, and it's a boy named Jet. Jet is the first Asian elephant born at the Saint Louis Zoo through artificial ...

Elephants are pregnant for nearly two years, so it’s important for them to stay healthy during that time period. This is especially true for captive Asian elephants, who are critically endangered and ...

An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m., according ...