Adorable video shows newborn endangered Asian elephant calf at Oklahoma City Zoo
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Adorable video shows newborn endangered Asian elephant calf at Oklahoma City Zoo
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The OKC Zoo's Asian Elephant, Kairavi, is Pregnant!
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The OKC Zoo's Asian Elephant, Kairavi, is Pregnant!
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Oklahoma City Zoo announces pregnancy of 7-year-old Asian elephant
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Oklahoma City Zoo announces pregnancy of 7-year-old Asian elephant
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It's time for a very special episode of OKC Zoo Life for #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth featuring OKC Zoo Conservation Scientist and Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Elephant Project, Dr. Chase LaDue! Watch along to learn more about the Sri Lanka Elephant Project and the critical work and research being through this project in support of Asian elephants. #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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It's time for a very special episode of OKC Zoo Life for #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth featuring OKC Zoo Conservation Scientist and Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Elephant Project, Dr. Chase LaDue! Watch along to learn more about the Sri Lanka Elephant Project and the critical work and research being through this project in support of Asian elephants. #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Asian Elephant Xerxes Receives the FIRST EEHV Vaccine at the OKC Zoo!
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Asian Elephant Xerxes Receives the FIRST EEHV Vaccine at the OKC Zoo!
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We’re trumpeting with excitement for World Elephant Day! The OKC Zoo's Asian elephant herd brings everyone endless smiles and we’re inviting you to help shower our Asian elephant herd with TONS of Love in honor of World Elephant Day! Join us on Saturday, August 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and learn all about our elephant herd. Want to bring home your very own elephant? While you can’t take one of ours, you can adopt your very own through our adoption table! A $25 gift to support conservation will g
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We’re trumpeting with excitement for World Elephant Day! The OKC Zoo's Asian elephant herd brings everyone endless smiles and we’re inviting you to help shower our Asian elephant herd with TONS of Love in honor of World Elephant Day! Join us on Saturday, August 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and learn all about our elephant herd. Want to bring home your very own elephant? While you can’t take one of ours, you can adopt your very own through our adoption table! A $25 gift to support conservation will g
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Elephants and Monkeys Enjoy Festive Enrichment at Oklahoma City Zoo
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Elephants and Monkeys Enjoy Festive Enrichment at Oklahoma City Zoo
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Meet Xerxes! The Asian elephant calf's caretakers at Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden say he's thriving. Learn more about how zoo staff cares for elephants like Xerxes, and why learning about his family is so important to protect other elephants in the wild. https://www.news9.com/story/686402a31ed85a5cb8a59598/okc-zoo-newest-elephant-calf-continues-bond-with-herd?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTV_-_NEWS_9 | KWTV - NEWS 9
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IT’S A BOY! 🐘💙🐘 OKC Zoo is proud to announce that Asian elephant, Asha, 26, has given birth to a healthy, male calf. Wildlife fans around the world have been anticipating the arrival of the Zoo’s newest elephant calf since Asha’s pregnancy was announced in 2020 and now, the wait is over – he’s here! Rama, Sanskrit for pleasing, was born on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 8:26 p.m., inside the Zoo’s elephant barn at Sanctuary Asia. The Zoo’s veterinary and elephant caretaker teams report that A
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The OKC Zoo has BIG news to share, another LITTLE Asian elephant calf is on its way! 🐘 Asian elephant Asha is pregnant and her anticipated due date is September 2026! Asha is healthy and the Zoo’s veterinary and elephant care teams are monitoring her and the calf with regular ultrasounds, and everything looks good. This new addition to the herd will be the sixth Asian elephant to be born at the Zoo and an instant playmate for little Xerxes born on June 17, 2025. Asian elephants are endangered s
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We're continuing our #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth celebration by sharing more about the care we provide our elephants! Every single day, our elephants get enrichment in a variety of ways. From browse placed throughout their habitats to boomer balls, enrichment is anything that is mentally or physically stimulating. Learn from our elephant and rhino caretaker Michelle about all of the different ways we provide enrichment to our herd! | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Oklahoma City Zoo Baby Elephant
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Happy belated 11th birthday to first time mom, Achara! In July, Achara gave birth to her first calf, Xerxes, establishing three generations of Asian elephants here at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Our herd continues to grow, and we love being able to celebrate them! Want to help Achara and other elephants around the world? Consider rounding up on your next visit to the Zoo! You can learn more about how to become an everyday conservationist here: https://www.okczoo.org/roundup 📸 Caretaker: Alena M. | O
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Hey Tulsa Zoo, we'll rise to your challenge! Happy #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth from our herd to yours 🐘 We're home to a multi-generational herd of Asian elephants and our love and dedication for these pachyderm pals extends far beyond the bounds of Oklahoma! Currently, the OKC Zoo is the only AZA-accredited organization actively doing elephant conservation work in Sri Lanka, an island in Asia that is less than half the size of Oklahoma but with more than 5 times the population of humans as wel
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Baby Asian Elephant Calf Update!
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OKC Zoo announces endangered Asian Elephant’s pregnancy
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Our World Elephant Day celebration was just the start of our month-long Asian Elephant Awareness Month celebration! Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate these gentle giants! From foot care sessions to fun enrichment, we love celebrating elephants today and every day. #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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The anticipation has been building for 22 months and boy, oh boy do we have some exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the arrival of the Zoo's first male Asian elephant calf, Xerxes (ZURK-seez), born to first-time parents Achara and Bowie! Achara's calf was born on Tuesday, June 17 inside the elephant barn in the early hours of the morning. Weighing a whopping 275 pounds, Xerxes is the fifth elephant calf born at the OKC Zoo and making the Zoo home to three generations of elephants. Xerxes
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We’re rounding out our #AsianElephantAwarenessMonth by introducing our final Asian elephant herd member, the youngest of them all – Rama! Elephant caretaker Nadia recently shared with us what it’s like to work with the baby of our elephant family and how much Rama has grown. “Born on January 20th, 2022 at 8:26 pm, Rama is the youngest member of our multi-generational herd! When preparing for Rama’s birth, all elephant caretakers and veterinary staff moved onto Zoo grounds to provide 24/7 monitor
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🎶On the fourth day of Enrich-mas our elephants came upon...🎶 Snowmen and snowflakes throughout their space! The OKC Zoo's Asian elephants were surprised winter-themed enrichment with snowmen full of hay, and sweet snowflakes decorating their habitat. 📸 Elephant Caretakers | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Raise your trunks, it’s our little elephant’s big first birthday! Rama, our Asian elephant calf, turns a year old today and we are excited to share this special BABY BUZZ news presented by Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City to mark the occasion. The past year has been an exciting one full of memorable “firsts” and important milestones for our Rama! We chatted with Rama’s caretakers who provided the following update on our trunked tyke – “Overall, Rama is doing great and is meeting all of the expected
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We've got another BIG birthday to celebrate because the world’s best Asian elephant aunt, Chandra turns 29 years young today! Chandra has been an amazing ambassador since arriving with her sister Asha. Ever wondered how to tell Chandra apart from the rest of our herd? Both of Chandra's ears fold at the top and make a "C"! Join us in wishing Chandra a very happy birthday 🐘🎉 | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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Baby Asian Elephant's FIRST Bath!
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Asian elephant Rama had her cake and smashed it too! It’s hard to believe this little elephant is already one year old today but we have loved watching her grow every day. Rama is the fourth calf to her mom, Asha, and has become quite the personality among our elephant herd. She is a very curious little elephant and enjoys water play time and stealing enrichment from the rest of the herd. Our elephant care team gave Rama a birthday cake fit for an elephant. Join us in wishing Rama a very big hap
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We have some exciting news...our elephant herd is growing by two little trunks! We are thrilled to announce that two of our Asian elephants, Asha, 29, and Achara, 9, are pregnant and due in 2025! The OKC Zoo’s veterinary and elephant care teams confirmed both pregnancies through routine blood tests and ultrasounds and share that the moms-to-be are in great health. These teams will continue to monitor Asha and Achara as their pregnancies progress through ongoing exams. “We’re elated about this an
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We’re dedicated to Asian elephant conservation and EEHV treatment, a disease that can be highly fatal to young elephants. Our expert care team monitors daily for signs of EEHV with bath time! It’s a fun way for our elephants to participate in their own healthcare and husbandry practices. By supporting zoos like the OKC Zoo, you support research and treatment for EEHV and saving elephants. There's still time to help elephants by purchase cookies for conservation! Head to Eileen’s cookies at the E
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Boy, oh boy! Welcome Xerxes, the OKC Zoo's first ever male Asian elephant calf
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IT'S A BOY! 🐘❤️️ Asha gave birth to a male Asian elephant calf earlier this week at the Oklahoma City Zoo! 📹: Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | KOCO 5 News
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Oklahoma City Zoo announces endangered Asian elephant Asha is pregnant
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A tiny trunk and little legs? This ultrasound is ultra-sweet! The Oklahoma City Zoo is thankful for 25-year-old Asha’s growing Asian elephant calf, due in February 2022 💕 Happy Thanksgiving from the Zoo’s animal family! For Asha’s pregnancy announcement video, shared in August, go to https://youtu.be/8LiJmoOyNm. | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
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