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2:14 pm
Sat April 27, 2013

St. Louis Zoo Welcomes Baby Elephant

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Credit Katie Pilgram / St. Louis Zoo
Credit Katie Pilgram / St. Louis Zoo
Credit Katie Pilgram / St. Louis Zoo
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Updated with photos of new calf & naming information May 6:

The St. Louis Zoo has announced that the elephant has been named Priya (pronounced Pree-yah) after 53,692 votes from the public were counted.

The name means "dear" or "beloved" and received just over 29 percent of the votes. The runner-up name was "Willow."

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St. Louis Zoo Expects Elephant
10:59 am
Tue March 26, 2013

Asian Elephant Calf Will Bring Cautious Celebration To St. Louis Zoo

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An Asian Elephant at the St. Louis Zoo.
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An Asian elephant calf is due to be born any day at the St. Louis Zoo, cause for both celebration and concern amid the backdrop of a deadly herpes virus.

The virus has killed about 25 percent of Asian elephants born in North American zoos in the past three decades. Some animal rights activists told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that it is irresponsible to breed elephants knowing the presence of the virus in the herd.

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