"Newborn elephants, like Kirby, are born with their eyes open," Rob Bernady, elephant curator at the zoo, told Chron. "This is because an elephant calf needs to keep up with their herd quickly.

The baby Asian elephant will spend time bonding with mom ... Kate Linderman covers real-time news for McClatchy. Previously, she was an audience editor at the Chicago Tribune and a freelance ...

A 314-pound baby elephant was born at Houston Zoo. Kirby will spend a few days bonding with her mom, Shanti, before they are ready to meet the public.

It’s flu season, and just like many of us humans get vaccinated, elephants need to as well! An adorable baby elephant named ...

An Asian elephant at the Houston Zoo finally gave birth to her baby on Friday after 19 hours of labor. The elephant Shanti, 34, gave birth to a 314-pound female baby named Kirby at 3 p.m ...