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The Zoo of Copenhagen has released footage of a baby elephant which was born last week in captivity as part of a European breeding program for Asian elephants. The mother is 16 year old Maha Kumari and the fathers name is Fahim. The name and gender of the baby elephant aren't known yet. Calves weight in beetween 70 and 90kg at birth after spending 22 months in their mothers wombs, the longest gestation in the animal kindom. Elephant births in zoos are relatively rare with a total number of 18 worldwide in 2023 IMAGES
Queen camilla visits the Sheldrick Trust Elephant orphanage in Nairobi as part of hers and King Charles state visit to Kenya. After hearing more about the orphanage’s work, The Queen is shown the mud-bath area where Ms Sheldrick introduces the centre’s Head Keeper, Mr Edwin Lusichi. Her Majesty takes the opportunity to bottle feed a baby elephant. IMAGES
An elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" landed in Cambodia Monday from Pakistan, receiving a warm welcome from American superstar Cher who will accompany it to a sanctuary housing potential mates. IMAGES
American pop icon Cher waits at an airport in Siem Reap, where an elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" has landed in a plane from Pakistan, en route to a sanctuary housing three potential mates in Cambodia. IMAGES
Workers prepare Kavaan the elephant's carrier for travel from the zoo in Islamabad to the airport. Following years of public outcry and campaigning by American pop star Cher, the "world's loneliest elephant" is poised Sunday to embark on a mammoth journey from Pakistan to a sanctuary in Cambodia. +COMPLETES VID8W47CH_EN AND VID8W47GB_EN+ IMAGES
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