INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – An African elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo is expecting. 16-year-old Zahara is 15 months pregnant.
The zoo says the birth will be historic as the calf will be the first elephant in the world born through artificial insemination to a mother also born through artificial insemination.
Zahara is due in October of 2023.
The zoo took to social media to break the big news:
Exciting news! 16-year-old African elephant Zahara is pregnant and due in October. The calf will complete the third generation in our herd. The calf will be the world’s first elephant to be born through artificial insemination to a mother who was also born through the same procedure. Did you know an elephant’s gestation period is 22-months long? Wow! Zahara is 15-months in and is doing well. #elephant #elephants
