Linh Mai, the first elephant born at the zoo in 25 years, will appear before the general public on April 22.

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...

It’s not every day that an endangered species welcomes a new individual in the safety and security of one of the world’s greatest zoos. Last week, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

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The female calf was born on February 2 at 1:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. Roshan Patel / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute In the wee hours of February 2, the world ...

Asian elephants once roamed across most of Asia, now they’re restricted to just 15% of their original range, in a number of fragmented and isolated populations around south and south-east Asia. Today, ...

A female Asian elephant calf was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this month. She was born early Monday morning, and walking just hours later! Fans can help ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ZURICH (AP) — A 19-year-old Asian elephant ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the staff at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming the birth of an Asian elephant. The female calf ...

ZURICH — A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week. A light-sensitive monitoring camera ...