The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., celebrates the birth of a baby Asian elephant, its first in nearly 25 years. The female calf was born to 12-year-old mother Nhi Linh and 44-year-old father Spike. | Reuters

1.4M views · 31K reactions | The Fresno Chaffee Zoo shared a video of Amahle, an African elephant, giving birth to a male calf on Monday. It was the second elephant born at the zoo in 10 days. https://bit.ly/3Z4U1PO | FOX26 | Facebook

Female African elephants give birth to just one calf after a 22-month-long gestation period - the longest of any mammal. Mom and baby, like this duo at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium are part of a matriarchal society, in which related females and their young form herds that are led by the eldest female. In the wild, these family groups consist of around ten females and their calves. On occasion, several family units will merge to form a much larger clan, though adult males remain on the o