Two new born elephants at Ragunan Zoo are waiting for Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to name them
wo new born elephants at Ragunan Zoo are waitingfor Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to name them. On Dec.2, 25-year-oldSumatran elephant Mulyani gave birth to a female calf, while on Oct.20,Mulyani's eldestdaughter, Agustin, gave birth to a male calf.
"We have given the calves temporary names until the governor names them," Ragunan Zoo spokesman Wahyudi Bambang said recently.
The calves are currently called Okto and Desi.
Jokowi acknowledged that he already prepared two names for the elephant calves, but declined to elaborate.
"I'll unveil the names when I next visit Ragunan Zoo, which will be soon," he told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
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