Baby elephant joins herd at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

The newest elephant at San Diego Zoo Safari Park has joined the rest of the herd.

Video posted by the zoo on Monday shows Umzula-zuli taking its first tentative steps in the elephant enclosure – under the watchful eye of its mother, Ndula.

Zookeeper Mindy Albright says the other 12 elephants sniffed the new baby and trumpeted their welcome.

The healthy male African elephant calf was born on Sunday, which happened to be World Elephant Day.

Umzula-zuli – or Zuli, for short – tipped the scales at 270 pounds – making it the largest elephant ever born at the safari park.

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