With ice and snow in the forecast, the St. Louis Zoo has announced that it will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Almost two years after the mom, Jade, became pregnant, the zoo welcomed baby Jett. “Asian elephants are endangered in the wild,” Saint Louis Zoo Vice President Animal Care Regina Mossotti said.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The Saint Louis Zoo says Jade, the zoo's 17-year-old Asian Elephant, gave birth to a male Asian Elephant calf named Jet on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4:32 a.m. "Being able to breed ...