Endangered Asian elephant calf ‘Kirby’ born at Houston Zoo
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An endangered Asian elephant calf was born last week at the Houston Zoo. The Texas zoo said 34-year-old Asian elephant Shanti gave birth to 314-pound Kirby on November 15 at 3 p.m. CST. Asian elephants — known as Elephas maximus, which translates from Latin as “greatest elephant” — are an endangered species, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As urbanization, industrial development, and agricultural expansion increase in countries like India and Indonesia, Asian elephants’ habitats are shrinking rapidly, leading to increasingly isolated populations and a rising number of deadly human-elephant conflicts,” it said.
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