KATHMANDU, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A throng of people gathered on Saturday enthusiastically in an elephant breeding center in Nepali Chitwan National Park (CNP) as the CNP hosted a birthday party, not for any famous people, but for the first twin baby elephants' birthday.

    Narendra Man Pradhan, Chief Conservation Officer at the park, put off two candles lit on a well-wrought cake of fruits and expressed birthday wishes to the baby elephants.

    "We are very happy to celebrate their birthday for it maybe the first case to celebrate the birthday of twin elephants in Asia or even the world," local newspaper The Kathmandu Post cited Rajendra Panuhar, who are in charge of the breeding center as saying.

    "We have celebrated their first birthday, but we are yet to name them," said Pradhan, adding that the CNP would soon recommend the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) to name them as Ram and Laxman.

    An elephant named Dev Kali aged over 30 years gave birth to the twins in Khorsor breeding center last year. Dev Kali is now living healthily in the center while Romio, who impregnated her, died this year.

    Most of the conservationists, were elated with the birth of twin elephants in the center.

    CNP also honored three employees who have been taking care of the twins in the breeding center amid the birthday party.