Fort Worth Zoo Welcomes Record-Breaking Asian Elephant Calf, Second Birth in a Year
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By Staff Author Published on May 8, 2026 07:20PM EDT
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The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas announced on May 7 that it welcomed a second Asian elephant calf within a year. The baby elephant, named Sam Houston, was born on April 1 to mother Bluebell and father Romeo. Weighing 285 pounds and standing 36 inches tall, Sam Houston is the largest elephant ever born at the zoo. This marks Bluebell's second calf, both fathered by Romeo.
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The newest baby elephant, named Sam Houston after the American general who served as the first president of the Republic of Texas, was born weighing 285 pounds and measuring 36 inches tall, making him the largest elephant ever born at the zoo.
Sam Houston is Bluebell's second calf, both born with male elephant Romeo.
The Fort Worth Zoo announced on May 7 that it welcomed its second elephant calf in one year, a record-breaking Asian elephant named Sam Houston
