The Dallas Zoo announced the birth of a new baby elephant, after a nearly 21-month pregnancy – that’s a little less than average.
The zoo said the elephant, which has not yet been named, was born Sunday, July 26, around 12:30 p.m; he weighed in at around 230 lbs. He started nursing within his first hour of life.
The newborn is the younger brother of another Elephant at the zoo, Okubili (pronounced oh-coo-BEE-lee), which means two or duplicate. He was born in 2023. Their mother is Mlilo (pronounced ma-LEE-lo). The name was picked because Okubili, the elephant, is the second calf to his mother, Mlilo, and is almost a duplicate of her. Mlilo’s firstborn came in 2016. She was rescued in Swaziland before giving birth.
The zoo said it will soon announce when the baby elephant will make its habitat debut.
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