Baby elephant born for the first time in Fresno Chaffee Zoo history

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno Chaffee Zoo is celebrating the commencement of a babe elephant.

Action News has conscionable learned that 1 of the zoo's African elephants had a antheral calf aboriginal Friday morning.

Keepers accidental some mom, named Nolwazi, and babe are doing great.

The brace volition proceed to beryllium monitored by the Zoo's Animal and Vet teams.

An authoritative announcement volition beryllium made aboriginal connected erstwhile they'll beryllium retired connected the savanna for the nationalist to see.

The CEO says this is the archetypal elephant calf calved successful the Zoo's 95-year history.

The Zoo's different pistillate African elephant is expected to springiness commencement successful the coming weeks.