2024年12月10日 · Fort Worth Zoo, located at 1989 Colonial Parkway, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States , was founded in 1909 and the first elephant arrived in 1923. Groucho would be sold from the Bronx Zoo to begin the Fort Worth Zoo\'s elephant breeding program in April 1986.

The Asian elephant is one of 68 endangered species at the Fort Worth Zoo. As of December 2023, this not-so-little guy is already almost 3,000 pounds, and he is considered a bit tall and heavy for his age.

The Fort Worth Zoo is thrilled to announce the newest member of its Asian elephant herd, Brazos. The Zoo welcomed the calf on Oct. 21, 2021. This birth, a major triumph for this endangered species, is the fourth elephant birth in the Fort Worth Zoo’s 112-year history. The calf was born at 11:35 p.m. on Oct. 21 after a 22-month gestation.

The Fort Worth Zoo is now home to TWO Asian elephant calves! Belle, daughter to Rasha, was born July 7, 2013, and Bowie (boo-ee), son to Bluebonnet, was born Aug. 5, 2013.

2021年11月9日 · The family tree is flourishing with three generations of elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo, which mimics how herds are established in the wild. Rasha’s birth of Bluebonnet in 1998 marked the first elephant born at the Fort Worth Zoo.

2021年10月21日 · Parents of Brazos are: ♂ Romeo (father) and ♀ Bluebonnet (mother). Fort Worth Zoo staff welcomed a 37-inch-tall, 255 pound male Asian elephant calf on Oct. 21, 2021. Brazos is the fourth calf born at the Zoo following his mother Bluebonnet in 1998 and his aunt Belle and half-brother Bowie, both born in 2013. Koehl, Dan, (2025).

1998年12月16日 · Bluebonnet was born captive-born 1998-12-16 at Fort Worth Zoo. Parents of Bluebonnet are: ♂ Groucho (father) and ♀ Rasha (mother). Koehl, Dan, (2025). Bluebonnet, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Fort Worth Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 January 2025 at . ( at the )

2021年11月9日 · The Fort Worth Zoo says they've got a new baby at the zoo -- an Asian elephant named Brazos born shortly before midnight on Oct. 21. The zoo said Brazos is the fourth calf born at the...

Here’s the Ansestry.com 411 on Brazos’ family tree: The family tree is flourishing with three generations of elephants at the Fort Worth Zoo, which mimics how herds are established in the wild. Rasha’s birth of Bluebonnet in 1998 marked the first elephant born at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Fort Worth Zoo officials are thrilled to share the news of the birth of a healthy, 37-inch-tall, 270-pound male Asian elephant calf named Travis. The newest bundle of joy was born at 2 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2023 and is named after William B. Travis, the heroic commander of the Texans who died at the Battle of the Alamo.