A Nose For Trouble


Updated 05/16/12 11:39 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pictures of Cute Baby Elephant at Berlin Zoo

The trunk of an elephant may be one of the most precisely prehensile features in the animal kingdom, but try telling that to this days-old Asian elephant calf born at Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Berlin! He's just beginning to figure out what to do with such a long nose, and his wobbly legs just barely hold up his 225-pound body! But we're sure he will be making mischief in no time. Read more

Cute Alert: Baby Elephant Pool Party


Updated 07/14/11 12:33 PM · Posted by PetSugar · 3 comments

Baby Elephants in Pool

Baby elephants romping around in the pool? Sign me up! These two little guys, Baylor and Tupelo, have their very own pool at the Houston Zoo. The pool only lasts about five uses before it has to be replaced. This might have something to do with the fact that Baylor weighs about 1100 pounds and Tupelo weighs a little more than 600 pounds. Read more

Water For Baby Elephants


Updated 01/26/11 4:15 PM · Posted by PetSugar · 1 comment

Pictures of Baby Asian Elephant

She's no circus elephant, but this cute little face just might rival Robert Pattinson's! The female Asian elephant calf was born just a few days ago at the Chester Zoo in northwest England. She doesn't have a name just yet . . . check out more photos of her cute mug, and then tell me what you think she should be called! View 5 Photos › Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Read more

This Elephant Has a Snowball Fight With Himself!


Updated 12/30/10 6:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pictures of Elephants in the Snow

What a Winter wonderland! This elephant enjoys a game of catch . . . with himself. He enjoyed making snowballs to toss at his head, in his mouth, and all over the place. Looks like he's having a blast all alone, no need for an elephant pal here at the Berlin Zoo. View 0 Photos › While I'm not sure if he enjoys it more than some cats or dogs we've seen, but check it out for yourself Read more

Meet Robert Pattinson's Wise Water For Elephants Costar


Updated 05/17/10 9:02 AM · Posted by PetSugar · 5 comments

Picture of Elephant From Water For Elephants Film

Ladies and gentlemen! Meet Tai, the 8,800-pound elephant who will play Rosie and share the screen with Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon in Water For Elephants. The film, which is based on a Great Depression-era story by author Sara Gruen, will follow a veterinary student who leaves his schooling after his parents are killed and instead takes up with the circus. Tai hails from the Have Trunk Read more

Buddhist Monks Offer a Blessed Naming Ceremony For Mali


Updated 02/26/10 6:34 AM · Posted by PetSugar · 1 comment

Buddhist Monks Offer a Blessed Naming Ceremony For Mali

Earlier this month, a cute elephant made her 300-pound, splashy debut in Melbourne. She was referred to as Baby, which I took to be her permanent name. Not quite so. On the right, you'll see the tiny (pachy-wise) creature — she just had her official naming ceremony by Buddhist Monks! The final moniker for the lil Asian Elephant is Mali, translating to Jasmine, and reflects her Thai lineage as Read more

Splish, Splash, Baby’s Taking a Bath


Updated 02/10/10 9:15 PM · Posted by PetSugar · 3 comments

Splish, Splash, Baby’s Taking a Bath

Come on in, the water's fine. Born on Jan. 16, this lil Asian Elephant made her public debut at the Melbourne Zoo today. Named "Baby," she's less babylike now at 300 lbs. but still nowhere near the 6,000-plus lbs. of her mom. Only the second elephant to be born in Australia — and the first from artificial insemination — no wonder she's welcomed by a name that magnifies her miraculous birth. Read more

Full of Hot Air, Baby Jamuna Toni Has Hugs For Everyone


Updated 12/29/09 1:54 AM · Posted by PetSugar · 1 comment

Hi, Jamuna Toni! Munich Welcomes Pachy Babe

Collective aww. Only two days old here and Jamuna Toni already knows how to show his love! The lil elephant busted onto the scene last week with a series of hilarious shots — like trying to snag the keeper's keys with his snout and blowing air at the camera — and I'm sensing a future star here. After all, it was the cutie elephant named Luk Chai who captured this year's biggest zoo ham title Read more

The Results Are in: Biggest Zoo Baby Ham


Updated 12/26/09 4:05 AM · Posted by PetSugar · 0 comments

The Results Are in: Biggest Zoo Baby Ham

Maybe it's the size of the soccer ball or simply Luk Chai's cuteness on his own, but are you really surprised that to see that this elephant won for the best zoo photos in 2009? He's hammin' it up for the camera with his ginormous toy to make him the best, and likely also one of the biggest, zoo posers this year! Born back in July at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, he may not be a star athlete but is a Read more