Asian elephant baby makes public debut at Tokyo zoo

An Asian elephant calf excited visitors at a Tokyo zoo on Tuesday as he made his public debut as the first elephant born at the zoo since its opening in 1882.The baby elephant, whose parents were sent from Thailand as a gift to Japan, was born on Oct. 31 at the Ueno Zoological Gardens, measuring about 100 centimeters tall and weighing about 120 kilograms.Thailand sent Authi, 22, and a male elephant, Artid, as a present in celebration of the birth of Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.On the first day of his public viewing, the young animal looked relaxed as…READ FULL ARTICLE