Days after welcoming its first-ever African elephant calf, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has another baby elephant to introduce.
According to a release from the Nebraska zoo, the zoo’s 13-year-old African elephant Claire gave birth to a male calf at 9:08 p.m on Jan. 30.
The currently unnamed male calf is the second African elephant born at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo in the zoo’s history. The first was born just a few weeks prior, on Jan. 7, to mother Kiki and father Callee. The zoo named the female calf Eugenia. She and Kiki are both in good health following the birth. Eugenia already weighs over 187 pounds.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo says that the male calf and his mom Claire are doing well too. The younger baby elephant is waiting for his first weigh-in.
The zoo was ready for the male calf’s arrival. A few days before the baby elephant’s birth, the zoo put Claire on a 24-hour watch after noticing a significant drop in the mother elephant’s progesterone levels — a sign that she would go into labor soon.