Rose-Tu, the zoo’s beloved Asian elephant, is 20 months pregnant, meaning the arrival of Portland’s first gray, trunked baby in more than a decade may not be so far away. But will it be a ...

Since then, she’s been busy practicing sounds with her tiny, gray trunk and meeting new ... Could it be the baby elephant? ‘Precocious’ Oregon Zoo elephant calf Tula-Tu takes her first ...

Experts say interest in the baby elephant could spell good news for her wild counterparts. “The more exposure people have,” said University of Michigan professor Stephanie Preston, quoted in a ...