Smithsonian National Zoo Welcomes First Baby Elephant Born There in 25 Years

It’s an adorable baby girl! The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed its first baby Asian elephant in 25 years early Monday ...
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Tennessee Zoo Celebrates Birth of Baby Gorilla, First of Its Kind to Be Born There in Almost a Decade

The infant was born to a 27-year-old mom named Kumi Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like Bustle, LAMag, and ...
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Kansas City Metro’s first baby of 2026 born just after midnight

MERRIAM, Kan. — A local family welcomed a new baby girl into the world this year, just after midnight. She’s the first baby born in the new year at Advent Health Shawnee Mission, and possibly in the ...
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Midnight baby marks first birth of 2026 at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Woman’s Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2026 just after midnight. Baby Blossom was born at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, marking the hospital’s first delivery of the ...
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Ascension St. John Owasso celebrates first birth with new midwife team

Ascension St. John in Owasso is celebrating a milestone in maternity care: the hospital’s first baby delivered under the care of its new certified nurse midwife team. Baby Eliam Vang was born earlier ...