A video of elephants from the Elephant Plains Lodge in South Africa. The baby elephant is SO cute acting like he is so tough.

An elephant calf was born at the Ambesoli Park in Kenya on November 4th, 2008. While the country hoped that Barack Obama, “the son of Kenya”, would be elected President of the United States, a new male calf was born. The baby elephant was named Obama, of course.

The post on the Ambesoli Trust website contains a photo of newborn baby Obama, as well as some additional information.

photo credit: transplanted mountaineer

“Only a year old, Calgary’s success story baby elephant, Malti, has died from a herpes virus, about which very little is known. ” – Metro

“A baby elephant died at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada, over the weekend after a brief battle with a virus that has killed dozens of captive elephants around the world in the past two decades, zoo officials said. ” – Planet Ark

“Reports of a possible baby elephant abduction racket had been in the air for quite some time. It is believed that baby elephants are isolated from their herds and then stealthily transferred to different locations. The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWLC)�s Flying Squad had been investigating this for a long time when they received a tip about the elephant held on a private estate.” – The Sunday Times

“For the first time in 14 years, just as the zoo faces key decisions about its future, one of its Asian elephants — the institution’s flagship species — is about to give birth. ” – OregonLive.com

“Zuri is one of two elephants born in July at the Pittsburgh zoo.” – Yahoo! Canada News Photos

“Zuri, a 12-day-old African elephant calf plays with Willie Theison, elephant manager at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008.” – Yahoo! News Photos

“Anantara Golden Triangle welcomed the youngest member to its ever expanding pachyderm family! The 90 kilo bundle of joy, little �Raimon�, was born in the early hours of July 16 at the Anantara Elephant Camp.” – e-Travel Blackboard

“The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced the name of its second baby elephant today. ” – kdka.com

“After the longest pregnancy ever for an African elephant in captivity — 688 days or almost 23 months — Moja successfully gave birth to a healthy female elephant calf at 5:30 a.m. yesterday at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.” – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

“To demonstrate that good things often come in small packages, the Calgary Zoo and local agency Trigger have launched an offbeat guerrilla marketing campaign tied to the recent birth of its Asian elephant, Malti.” – Media in Canada

“A baby elephant made her big debut at the Pittsburgh Zoo Saturday in front of adoring crowds Saturday.
” – NECN

“The elephant Rose Tu is ready to deliver calf sometime in mid-September.” – Portland’s Progressive Talk.

“The new baby African elephant born two weeks ago at Walt Disney Word’s Disney’s Animal Kingdom now has a name: Tsavo (pronounced sah-vo.)” – Orlando Sentinel

“The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium welcomed a highly anticipated pachyderm bundle of joy yesterday when 25-year-old African elephant Savannah gave birth to a baby girl” – The Post Gazette

“And when Asali’s baby arrives a year from now (after a 22-month pregnancy), it will be the first baby elephant born at the Memphis Zoo in its 102- year-history.” – Memphis Commercial Appeal

“An elephant calf twice rejected by its herd and rescued by foresters died in Gorumara National Park today.” – The Telegraph