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22nd August 2014
01:19pm BST
Paul O’Donoghue, assistant director at Dublin Zoo, said: “It is amazing for us to be able to announce the birth of two Asian elephants in the space of six weeks.
“The calf is doing well and is being watched carefully by his mum Anak and the rest of the herd. As a first time mother, Anak has bonded very well with the calf, with the help of the family unit.”
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Christy Burke, has named October the ‘Month of the Elephant’ to mark the two new arrivals. As part of this, the zoo will be holding fun days and workshops, the details of which will be available on their website from September 15th.
Visitors can see Upali, Bernhardine, Asha and Anak and Yasmin with their new calves at the Kaziranga Forest Trail daily. You can also keep an eye on the herd on the elephant webcam atwww.dublinzoo.ie. The Zoo will also be keeping the public updated on Anak, Yasmin and their calves with regular #DublinElephants updates on the Dublin Zoo Facebook www.facebook.com/dublinzoo and Twitter @DublinZoo. Details of the TNCC naming competition can be found on www.facebook.com/thenaturalconfectionerycomExplore more on these topics:
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