Hadley Malcolm/Axios The new baby elephant at the Oregon Zoo lives up to the hype. Why it matters: She's really cute. Zoom in: Tula-Tu was born to Asian elephant Rose-Tu on Feb. 1, weighing around 200 ...

The calf was later rescued by two adult elephants, one of whom has adopted ... According to The Sun, a 40-year-old mother elephant recently died leaving her baby behind to mourn the loss.