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African Lion Safari maintains the most successful breeding programme for Asian elephants in North America.

In November, 2005 African Lion Safari welcomed its ninth baby elephant, Opal. This birth is very significant for the park because Opal’s mother, Natasha, was born here in 1994. Opal represents the beginning of the park’s next generation of Asian elephants.

April 2006 was a very busy month as 2 baby elephants were born just 10 days apart. On April 13, 2006 Lily gave birth to baby Logan. 10 days later Kitty welcomed her third calf, Emily.
Currently all three calves are healthy and very active! Well over 1,000 pounds each, these youngsters play well together and enjoy days spent exploring the parks 750 acres.

Watch the birth of "Emily" our newest Asian Elephant born at African Lion Safari, April, 2006!
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African Lion Safari continues to maintain one of the most successful breeding programmes for Asian elephants in North America.

• The park is home to the largest Asian elephant herd in any zoological facility in North America.
• The park maintains excellent genetic diversity with 11 calves originating from 5 different fathers and 5 different mothers.
• The park has had more second generation births that any other facility in North America.

African Lion Safari continues to concentrate its efforts on the reproduction and conservation of the endangered Asian elephant. The Asian elephant population was once estimated at 100,000. However today, the population is thought to be approximately 40,000.

Dedicated staff is the cornerstone to the success of the park’s breeding programme along with the development and investment in a state of the art research facility, use of pioneering technology and continued cooperative relationships with conservation organizations throughout the world.

African Lion Safari’s goal is to continue its successful breeding programme for the endangered Asian elephant to conserve these magnificent animals for future generations.

Elephants born at African Lion Safari:

Birth Date	Name	Sex	Mother	Father
April 4, 1991	Colonel	male	Wimpy	Buke
May 2, 1993	Nikolai	male	Kitty	Tusko
February 27, 1994	Natasha	female	Wimpy	Tusko
December 11, 1994	Piccolo	female	Lilly	Alexander
May 4, 1998	Samson	male	Kitty	Calvin
November 29, 1998	Albert	male	Lilly	Calvin
October 21, 1999	George	male	Phoebe	Calvin
April 29, 2001	Johnson	male	Kitty	Calvin
November 4, 2005	Opal	female	Natasha	Rex
April 13, 2006	Logan	male	Lilly	Rex
April 23, 2006	Emily	female	Kitty	Rex