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Columbus Zoo Welcomes Baby Elephant, Baby Sea Lion Born Hours Apart

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (KDKA) -- The Columbus Zoo in Ohio has two big reasons to celebrate, or, depending on how you look at it, two small reasons.

An Asian elephant calf and a California sea lion pup were born this week.

The elephant was born Wednesday evening thanks to her 33-year-old mother, Phoebe.

They say the baby is still figuring out how to use his trunk!

And Thursday morning, a California sea lion named Lovell delivered a new pup.

Both species are at risk in their native ranges, according to the zoo.

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