Tula-Tu's birth was a cause for celebration among zoo staff, who were hoping for a female after the devastating death of Rose-Tu's 6-year-old calf, Lily, in 2018.

Tula-Tu will know her big brother, Samudra. Samudra was born in the summer of 2008 and is now practically an adult. But once, he was just a little guy, Rose-Tu’s first calf.

Beginning Friday, Feb. 21, Tula-Tu and her mother, Rose-Tu, will be available for public viewing inside Forest Hall, part of the zoo's award-winning Elephant Lands habitat.

Tula-Tu was born Feb. 1. The -Tu suffix of her name links her back to her mother, Rose-Tu, and her grandmother, Me-Tu. The elephant keepers will call her Tula for short.

Tula-Tu becomes more and more elephant-like every day. Sure, she’s still pretty tiny — for an Asian elephant calf, at least (At just over 1 month old, she now weighs 287 pounds. When she was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The wait is finally over for those eager to get a glimpse of the Oregon Zoo's newest baby elephant. The 2-week-old Tula-Tu will make her public debut starting Friday, after ...

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The young Asian elephant calf, born at the Oregon Zoo on Feb. 1, will henceforth be known as Tula-Tu, a name chosen by care staff to reflect both her individual character and significance to the herd.

Tula-Tu, Oregon Zoo's baby elephant, to be Grand Marshal at Portland Rose Festival's parade, appearing as a larger-than-life on a float in her honor.

Tula-Tu's birth was a cause for celebration among zoo staff, who were hoping for a female after the devastating death of Rose-Tu's 6-year-old calf, Lily, in 2018.

Tula-Tu, a two-week-old female Asian elephant calf born at the Oregon Zoo, will finally make her public debut Friday. The baby elephant has spent the past few weeks bonding with her mother, ...