Tula-Tu is not the first elephant to be a Grand Marshal of the parade. In 2012, Oregon Zoo's Packy was the Grand Marshal, who was Tula-Tu's great-uncle.

Tula-Tu, a two-week-old female Asian elephant calf born at the Oregon Zoo, will finally make her public debut Friday. The baby elephant has spent the past few weeks bonding with her mother, Rose ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Zoo’s baby elephant officially has a name. Keepers say Tula-Tu is doing well and growing fast. They’ve also confirmed she is a girl.

The Oregon Zoo's baby elephant calf Tula-Tu was born just weeks ago and made her first appearance for visitors on Friday.

Tula-Tu will make her debut Friday, Feb. 21. She and the rest of the herd will be inside Forest Hall, the indoor portion of the zoo’s elephant habitat.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tula-Tu is making her big debut at the Oregon Zoo! She made her grand entrance into the world on February 1, but while she gets settled visitors at the Oregon Zoo can see her ...

Since her birth in February, Asian baby elephant Tula-tu has become a star attraction at the Oregon Zoo. Asian elephants are endangered, with roughly 40,000 of them remaining in the wild ...

The Oregon Zoo’s beloved baby elephant, Tula-Tu, has been named this year’s Grand Marshal of the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade.

A newborn Asian elephant named Tula-Tu made its first appearance at the Oregon Zoo. The elephants are highly endangered, according to the zoo.

Grabbing sticks and taking dust baths is just a day in the life for the Oregon Zoo’s littlest elephant.

Tula-Tu makes debut at the Oregon Zoo Video / Feb 21, 2025 / 01:18 PM PST ...

However, this does not mean that Tula-Tu will ride on a float through downtown Portland.