Thursday, July 10, 2008

Pittsburgh Zoo Elephant Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Pittsburgh, PA, US

25 year old Savannah, longtime resident of the Pittsburgh zoo, gave birth to a 200 pound baby girl yesterday, after a grueling 21.5 month pregnancy.

Zoo officials are mum about the baby right now, declining to even reveal her name or her exact weight (200 lbs was a pre-birth estimate) until tomorrow's press conference. Spokeswoman Tracy Gray did comment "She's doing fine right now."

Taking good care of Baby is extremely important right now, as infant mortality in elephants is very common - about 30%. But, if everything goes smoothly, she may be able to come out into the elephant yard in at little as three days.

To read more and see pictures of Baby, visit http://post-gazette.com/pg/08192/896068-53.stm

Thanks to the Gander today for sending in this story.

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