Baby Elephant Calf Makes Her Debut At British Zoo (VIDEO)

A female elephant calf made her public debut today at the Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England. The calf, who has yet to be named by zoo staff, weighs 126kg (278lbs) and was born earlier this month.

The zoo has seen its elephant population decline this year. Two of its elephants died from an elephant herpes virus. Zoo director David Field told the BBC the baby calf's birth was important for the zoo's endangered species program.

"The female calf represents another important addition to our herd of these endangered animals."

Watch the adorable calf strut her stuff, with her mother Kaylee looking on:




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Comments

[tlgeiger62]

12:38 PM on 07/30/2009

How sweet. Loved the part where she was falling asleep on her feet.

[maisnon55]

11:54 PM on 07/28/2009

oops, it's a conservati­on, pardon me......

[maisnon55]

11:49 PM on 07/28/2009

lucky elephant, born to a zoo.......­how i wish we could keep our hands off of animals and let them thrive where they are happy

[TigersEye]

11:20 PM on 07/28/2009

Great video!