Fort Worth Zoo Celebrates the Birth of an Asian Elephant

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth Zoo announced that a new baby elephant was born this week.

Early Thursday morning, Belle gave birth to a new Asian baby elephant, 37 inches tall and weighing 270 pounds.

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This is the fifth baby elephant born at the zoo since 1998.

Belle, a 9-year-old mother, and Romeo, a 30-year-old father, live at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Belle and the newborn bond at an elephant habitat hidden from the public.

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The zoo says it will announce when the boy will make his public debut, based on his height and temperature.