Adorable baby elephant celebrates World Cup by ‘playing’ soccer
The recording, taken on June 10, shows the football-obsessed elephant kicking around a red ball.
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World News Adorable baby elephant celebrates World Cup by ‘playing’ soccer By George Jones, SWNS Published June 15, 2026, 11:12 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: This is the moment a cute baby elephant celebrates the World Cup – by “playing football.” The male Asian elephant calf was delivered at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, on Monday (June 8), weighing 110kg (243lb) and measuring 1m (3.3ft) tall. He is the first Asian elephant to be born at the zoo since 2022, following a 22-month pregnancy. 4 The recording, taken on June 10, shows the football-obsessed elephant kicking around a red ball.
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