DENVER, Colo. (KMGH) — The world's largest land animal can get down.

At the Denver Zoo, the staff members of the pachyderm team have trained all five of its elephants to engage in the "Elephant Yoga" program.

The bulls can stretch, bend and even roll.

While it's entertaining to watch, it's also beneficial for their health.

"Elephant programs need to have an exercise program. So, part of our exercise for the elephants who live here is yoga- different stretches to keep their joints mobile, active, and engaged," said Maura Davis, assistant curator of pachyderms at the Denver Zoo.

The program also has health benefits for elephants at other zoos.

“So, Billy is one of our donors for plasma. He does stand nice and still, allows us to take a couple of liter of blood which has lifesaving platelets and opportunities for young elephants that need it.” Davis said.

Zookeepers say elephants can be trained as soon as they are able to eat solid food.

This story was originally reported by Danny New on thedenverchannel.com.

An African elephant calf was born earlier this month at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center (ICC) in Somerset.

A press release from the Pittsburgh Zoo said both mother and baby girl elephant are bonding and doing well.

The elephant calf was born at just under three feet tall and weighed in at 218 pounds.

This is the first calf for elephant Sukuri, who zoo officials said had no issues during her pregnancy and is very attentive to her newborn.

The Pittsburgh Zoo said the pregnancy was a result of natural breeding with resident bull elephant, Jackson.

“We are delighted that the pregnancy and birth went smoothly. Initial introductions are going very well, with both mom and calf staying close to each other,” said Willie Theison, lead elephant care specialist at both the ICC and the Pittsburgh Zoo. “As with any newborn, we are now tracking encouraging progress with parameters like weight, bloodwork, and feeding.”

The baby elephant is expected to remain with her mom at the International Conservation Center in Somerset, zoo officials said.

The ICC is located on approximately 1,000 acres in Somerset, Pennsylvania and is the only facility of its kind in North America that specializes in the care and breeding of African elephants.