This is the moment a baby elephant was born, making him the 90th elephant born at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi, Thailand.<br /><br />The twelve-year-old mother had been in her gestation period for almost two years before going into labour last Saturday (November 2) night.<br /><br />The jumbo's feet were tied to the strong pole during the birth and the baby finally arrived healthy and well after several hours.<br /><br />Staff on Monday (November 4) arranged a party to celebrate the birth of the 90th elephant at the park, where the animal was named Nam-Phu and blessed by Buddhist monks.<br /><br />The garden president Kumphol Tunsajja said he was named Nam-Phu, which means fountain.<br /><br />He said: "We named him Nam-Phubecause we wish him to live a long and happy life in the garden like the fountain's water that stretches into the sky."
