In September, the Fort Worth Zoo announced the birth of the first female elephant calf born at the zoo since 2013, and people were instantly smitten. The zoo even asked fans to help name her, and the winning name was Lady Bird, after the beloved Texas First Lady known for her love of nature and wildflowers.
Since then, the zoo has shared several videos of Lady Bird learning how to be an elephant, each one cuter than the last. In this clip, she’s working on finding her voice, and her tiny, adorable trumpet is truly music to our ears!
Talk about cuteness overload! She’s an adorable mess with straw in her hair. She was trying to decide if she wanted to check out the camera or show off, and she did both! In the caption, the zoo shared that it was Lady Bird’s caretaker, Christine, who caught the cute clip, and we’re so glad she did!
Related: Help the Fort Worth Zoo Pick a Name for Their New Baby Elephant!
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Cute Comments About Lady Bird Finding Her Voice
We weren’t the only ones who adored seeing Lady Bird and hearing her cute trumpets. @penguin_against_tarriffs shared, “Lady Bird, you adorable, little, fuzzy, squeaky, cutie patootie, I will babysit you any time your mama wants a break!” We’re second in line to babysit!
Commenter @Christoker91, “She’s being called the ‘Song Bird’ of her generation.” @Babbs wasn’t wrong when she added, “Baby elephants have to be the cutest babies of all the animal kingdom.”
@Evie pointed out, “Oh she had something to say!!!!” Another commenter thought the same thing that we did, “OMG her little voice scared her! So precious!” @KM added, “She told us!!”
“Love her ‘bed hair’!” said @sample20202021, and we couldn’t agree more! @Blitzen joked, “Come here, baby. Let me fix your hair!”
If you need more Lady Bird content, check out this video of her learning to use her trunk. It’s beyond precious!
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Jan 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.