Saint Louis Zoo: Happy Birthday, Raja!

St. Louis MO

22 December, 2021

5:13 PM

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Press release from the Saint Louis Zoo: December 22, 2021 A Virtual Celebration! 11 a.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021 Video premiering on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube For the safety of Zoo guests, staff and the animals, there will not be any birthday celebration activities at River's Edge for guests. Guests visiting the Zoo on December 27 will not be able to witness the birthday celebration. Who doesn't love a great birthday celebration? While this year is still a bit different, our love and care for Raja remains the same! For 28 years, we've been celebrating male Asian elephant Raja's birthday with huge signs in the form of enrichment-filled birthday presents decorating his habitat for the big day. No matter where you are you can celebrate with Raja from the comfort of your own couch! Tune in on Monday, December 27, at 11 a.m. to watch the special pre-taped video of Raja's 29th (yes, he's 29!) birthday celebration! The elephant care team will be sure the birthday boy and the rest of the elephant family enjoy some extra special enrichment in honor of the day. Raja, the first Asian elephant born at the Zoo on December 27, 1992, is the father of three female calves at the Zoo — Maliha, 15, Jade, 14, and Priya, 8. #RajasBirthday Join the Celebration! Watch the virtual celebration at 11 a.m. on Monday December 27, on this page or at Facebook.com/stlzoo, Instagram.com/stlzoo, Twitter.com/stlzoo and Youtube.com/stlzootube.On his birthday, enjoy special virtual activities and sign Raja's virtual birthday card!Media Partner: 93.7 The BullTo learn more about sponsorship opportunities for Wild Lights or other Zoo special events, please contact [email protected]. Our Zoo is Helping Asian Elephants The Saint Louis Zoo participates in the Species Survival Plan® (SSP) for Asian elephants. This is a cooperative breeding program, with a number of zoos working together to ensure the survival of the species. In addition, our state-of-the-art elephant facility River's Edge was designed to enable us to breed our elephants -- and our plans have definitely paid off! We Care About Elephants Want to know more about how the Saint Louis Zoo takes care of Asian elephants?We Care About ElephantsMissouri House Commends Elephant CareGetting Ready for Baby (elephant, that is!)Taking Care of our ElephantsThe Need to BreedManaging our Asian Elephant PopulationElephant EdiblesProviding Excellent Elephant NutritionEnriching our ElephantsBuilding a Home for our ElephantsWhich Elephant is Which?Helping Elephants in the WildAZA Elephant Taxon Advisory Group This press release was produced by the Saint Louis Zoo. The views expressed here are the author's own.