Male calf born to departmental elephant in Kaziranga National Park in Assam
Guwahati/UNI: Amidst the despair caused by the annual floods in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), birth of an elephant calf has brought some reason to rejoice.
A Forest department elephant, Rukmini, gave birth to the male calf this morning, the KNP authorities informed through their official Twitter handle.
The Tweet mentioned: “New Addition to our family. Our Rukmini (departmental elephant) has given birth to a male baby (calf) at 6 AM today. Both Rukmini and baby are in good health condition as per our Vet.”
The naming ceremony will happen soon, the Tweet added.
New Addition to our family??
— Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (@kaziranga_) July 19, 2020
Our Rukmini (departmental elephant) has given birth to a male baby(calf) at 6AM today. Both Rukmini and baby are in good health condition as per our Vet. We @kaziranga whole heartedly welcome the new kid to Our Kaziranga Family. Naming ceremony soon. pic.twitter.com/PzhwEQ0CKt
As many as 108 animals have been killed in floods in KNP this year so far, while 134 animals have been rescued.
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