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 ...
People

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 ...
WDAF-TV

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 ...
Augusta Free Press

UVA Health Culpeper announces first birth of new year, a baby girl named Lilieth

First-time parents Greysi and Franklin Cucul of Orange welcomed the first baby of the new year at UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center on Thursday morning. Baby Lilieth was born at 2:37 a.m. weighing ...
9NEWS

These are the first babies born in Colorado in 2026

Local hospitals are celebrating New Year's Day by spotlighting the first babies born in the state in 2026. Morning reports indicated the region's first baby of the year was born in Castle Rock, but ...