Recently Rose-Tu gave birth to her first calf. Its name is Samudra, or Sam for short.The young elephant likes baths and splashing water. I've seen the baby a couple of times inside the observation building. It was with its mother and with Chendra, another elephant. Chendra is a friendly elephant.
At first there were some problems with Rose-Tu getting acquainted with its new calf, but with time it was able to get connected in her relationship with Sam. Hopefully it will have good mothering skills.
All the zoo staff, the workers too, got a framed complimentary photo of Sam the n
ew elephant for all our hard work at the zoo. There was lots of work, too, with all the visitors we had.The weather at the zoo has been excellent. With the good weather all the visitors have been coming to get their first look at Sam. For a while, he couldn't have visitors. TV photographers and interviewers were at the zoo, covering the story of the new elephant - especially since Asian elephants are on the decline.
Come up to the zoo if you have the chance and take a look at Sam for yourself.
