Fort Worth Zoo celebrates birth of Asian elephant

FORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth Zoo announced that a new baby elephant was born this week.

Early Thursday morning, Belle gave birth to the new 37-inch, 270-pound male Asian elephant.

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It is the fifth elephant calf born at the zoo since 1998.

Belle, the 9-and-a-half-year-old mother, and Romeo, the 30-year-old father, both live at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Belle and the new baby are bonding in an area of the elephant habitat that cannot be seen by the public.

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The zoo says it will announce when the baby boy will make his public debut depending on his growth and the temperature.