Trunk call: German zoo’s first baby elephant finds out her name after public poll

The first elephant to be born in Er fu rt Zoo in Germany has been named Ayoka, after a public poll produced 1600 suggestions. Africa ne lephant Ayoka was born to mum Chupa on 5 August , after a pregancy lasting 666 days, and will be kept at the zoo’s 11,000 square meter enclosure — the largest for elephants in Germany. Her first outing coincided with World Elephant Day, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephant sand employees at the zoo have gone to great lengths to make the elephant house “child safe” , including securing safe access to the 1.8-metre-deep bath.