Rare Elephant Born in South Ontario: Named "Chuck" after Keeper

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — A rare Asian elephant born at a southern Ontario safari park last month is the first third-generation calf born on the continent.

The 107-kilogram male was born July 15 to an 11-year-old female named Mali, said Chuck Doyle, director of a New York state zoo that lent the calf's mother to African Lion Safari.

Mali and her mother, Targa, have been on loan to the Ontario facility since 2006, when space got tight at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, N.Y.

The calf has been named Chuck after Doyle, who is a long-time elephant handler.