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St. Louis Zoos elephant Rani is pregnant

2010-01-20 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Diane Toroian Keaggy

The St. Louis Zoo is expecting a 300-pound bundle of joy next summer. Asian elephant Rani is almost five months into her 22-month pregnancy. Raja, the first elephant ever born at the St. Louis Zoo, is the father. Rani is eating her regular diet of grain and hay and has stepped up her exercise routine, said Martha Fischer, the zoo’s mammal curator. She will gain some 500 pounds during her pregnancy. "She’s climbing up on these stumps to strengthen her abdominal muscles. It’s sort of like a...


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Happy Birthday, Raja!

2009-12-27 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Raja turns a whopping 17. The Zoo's bull Asian Elephant will receive special presents at 11 a.m. on his birthday, Sunday, December 27 in River's Edge at the Saint Louis Zoo, weather permitting. Visitors are invited to sing "Happy Birthday" and cheer for Raja who turns 17 this year. Raja, the first Asian elephant born at the Zoo, is the proud papa of babies Maliha, age 3, and Jade, age 2 . Zookeepers and volunteers have constructed giant presents for the party, filled with some of the elephant's ...


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2 Headlines about Elephants from St. Louis, Missouri2010-01-20 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States - St. Louis Zoos elephant Rani is pregnant 2009-12-27 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States - Happy Birthday, Raja!

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