It’s a girl! An elephant gave birth at the National Zoo on Monday, February 2, marking the first time in almost 25 years the zoo has welcomed a baby Asian elephant🐘💕The zoo says the baby is “healthy, alert and bright-eyed.” She weighs 380 pounds, a wee little thing for a species that eventually lands somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 pounds in adulthood. (Yes, a new elephant is quite literally a big deal.) The calf is mom Nhi Linh’s first baby. Her pregnancy was announced in November 2025, af

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., celebrates the birth of a baby Asian elephant, its first in nearly 25 years. The female calf was born to 12-year-old mother Nhi Linh and 44-year-old father Spike. | Reuters

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington is asking the public to help name its new baby elephant — the first born there in 25 years. The female calf, described as alert and bright-eyed, weighed 308 pounds at birth. Voting is open on the zoo’s website, with the final naming set for next week. | CBS Evening News

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