Calf of endangered elephant species debuts at Hiroshima zoo

An African forest elephant calf, the first of the endangered species ever born in Japan, made its media debut on Tuesday at a Hiroshima zoo.A male calf, born last month, will go on public display Wednesday at Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park.The zoo said it plans to solicit nickname suggestions from the public for the newborn elephant, who weighs 113 kilograms and stands 88 centimeters tall.In 2022, the calf's mother, estimated to be around 26 years old, was partnered with a male elephant on loan from another Japanese zoo, and was confirmed pregnant in August last year.African forest elep…READ FULL ARTICLE