on June 16, 2021.The elephant received his name from a donor family who prefers to remain anonymous.

Advertisement The elephant received his name. The zoo's nine-week-old baby Asian elephant has been named Frankie. “All of us at the Columbus Zoo are thrilled to make this exciting announcement about Phoebe’s pregnancy,” said Columbus Zoo President/CEO Tom Stalf. An adorable baby elephant at the Columbus Zoo turned 1 on Thursday.Frankie was born to 33-year-old Asian elephant Phoebe at 8:48 p.m. POWELL, Ohio The adorable addition to the Columbus Zoo now has a name. The zoo said newborn elephant calves can be anywhere from 200 to 300 pounds at birth and stand up to approximately three feet tall. More: National Veterans Memorial and Museum prepares for opening More: Here's how you can be on 'American Pickers' More: COSI LEGO model unveiled, will be part of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus So officials indicated the father isn't know yet and will be determined after birth with a DNA test. The zoo said Phoebe was artificially inseminated with sperm from fellow zoo elephant Hank as well as a male from another zoo and had the opportunity to breed naturally with Hank. Officials there announced Saturday during World Elephant Day that Phoebe, a 31 year old Asian elephant is expected to give birth in mid-to-late December. Columbus Zoo announces name of 2-month-old baby elephant NBC4 Columbus 231K subscribers 1.3K views 1 year ago Columbus Zoo announces name of 2-month-old baby elephant Stay informed. A calf is usually quite hairy, with a long tail and a very short trunk, and is very dependent upon its mother and other members of the herd. At birth a baby elephant, called a calf, may stand three feet (one meter) tall. The Columbus Zoo will welcome its first baby elephant in nearly 10 years. A healthy adult elephant’s only foe is a human poacher with a powerful rifle.

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