Meet Sam Houston: Fort Worth Zoo’s biggest baby elephant ever (opens in new tab)

Sam Houston, born April 1 to mom Bluebell, is the zoo’s fourth Asian elephant calf since 2021 and is now on public view. The zoo says Sam Houston’s birth marks an important milestone for elephant conservation, with fewer than 40,000 Asian elephants remaining in the wild. “Each birth is a step forward, reflecting decades of dedicated care and specialized expertise,”...