The Oregon Zoo has determined that the newest member of its Asian elephant herd is indeed a girl, and given her a name: Tula-Tu. Oregon Zoo director Heidi Rahn made the announcement live on NBC’s Today show this morning. Tula means “balance” in Sanskrit, Rahn said.

This is the heartwarming moment an elephant calf was reunited with its family at the Oregon Zoo. The calf, born on February 1 at 4:29 pm, is the offspring of 30-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu, following a 20-month pregnancy.

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo has officially named Rose-Tu’s baby! The zoo announced Thursday morning that the young Asian elephant calf will be named Tula-Tu, a name that they say fits her well.

Shine is one of two other adult elephants at the Oregon Zoo, the third being a Borneo elephant named Chendra, who in 2019 suffered a miscarriage early during her pregnancy. At 42 years old, Shine is the oldest member of the herd (Rose-Tu is 30, and Chendra is 31.)

For nearly two weeks, the sex of the Oregon Zoo's newest baby elephant has remained a mystery as staff let Rose-Tu, the mother, and her child bond.

The Oregon Zoo’s newest baby elephant arrived over the weekend. At 4:29 p.m. Saturday, Rose-Tu gave birth to a calf that appeared to be a healthy girl, weighing in the vicinity of 200 pounds. The birth came after 20 months of pregnancy.

The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant.

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Trumpeting could be heard throughout the Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands Wednesday afternoon as Rose-Tu introduced her new calf to Sung-Surin, also known as Shine. At 42, Shine is the oldest member of the herd.