Rare Asian elephant twins born in Myanmar take first steps: Video

The rare twins were born in Myanmar to an elephant named Pearl Sandar at the Wingabaw elephant camp near Bago on August 26.

The sister and brother, who were born a few minutes apart were unable to feed directly from their mother’s breast because of their initial size.

Born four inches shorter than the average calf, the twins had to be fed with bottled milk until after three days when they were able to suck breast milk directly with the aid of small wooden blocks.

The arrival of the twins takes the population of the elephant camp up to nine, an official at the camp was quoted by AFP.