St. Louis Zoo elephant may be dad twice over

ST. LOUIS -- Raja the elephant, perhaps the most popular animal at the St. Louis Zoo, may soon be an expectant father for not one but two calves.

In May, Zoo officials said 24-year-old Sri was expecting her first calf, with Raja the father. The baby is due in about a year.

Now, officials believe 33-year-old Asian elephant Ellie is pregnant as well, again by Raja. Officials won't know for sure for another seven weeks.

Five elephants currently reside at the River's Edge exhibit, including Ellie's 8-year-old daughter, Rani.