Hooray, Eindhoven Zoo is expecting an elephant!

Our Asian elephant Htoo Yin Aye is pregnant! She already has a fat belly, as she is now about 11 months pregnant.

First elephant

It is very special that an elephant is on the way, because never before has an elephant been born in Eindhoven Zoo! The belly of Htoo Yin Aye (36 years old) will continue to grow in the coming months, as elephants are 20 to 22 months pregnant. The little one is expected in the summer of 2018.

This is not the first time Htoo Yin Aye has been pregnant. Her two cubs Ma Palai (age 19) and Thuya (age 4) also live in Eindhoven Zoo, but were not born here. The future elephant's father is our own elephant Sibu.