The twin calves, whose father is a 29-year-old elephant named Siam, will be named seven days after their birth, in accordance with Thai customs.

The Phoenix Zoo has announced the passing of their 59-year-old female Asian elephant, who had been with the zoo since 1998.

This belonged to my husband's uncle, Alexander Ballantyne, who was in the diplomatic corps in Siam in the 1930s. It's an ivory tusk, decorated in 'bas relief' with the elephant and crocodile story ...