Born in the early hours of a chilly February morning and weighing 308 pounds, Linh Mai is the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) first Asian elephant calf in ...

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 ...

Washington, D.C., has something to trumpet about overnight after welcoming a very small and very special new resident. A baby Asian elephant was born in the early hours Monday at the Smithsonian’s ...

A female Asian elephant calf was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father Spike at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. NOTE: B-roll and photos of the calf will be ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — For the first time in more than two decades, an elephant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) is expecting a little tusk of joy. The ...

A male elephant sale moves along the beach at Año Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve. Photo by Charles Russo. When biologist Patrick Robinson first spotted a dead elephant seal at Año Nuevo Coast Natural ...

POWELL, Ohio — A 38-year-old Asian elephant gave birth Tuesday to a calf, marking an historic second elephant birth in the same year at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The male calf was born by mother ...

This is the first time in the zoo's history that two elephant calves have been born in the same year. A second elephant calf has been born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, marking a significant ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo has welcomed its fourth and final elephant calf. The zoo reports that the calf was born on Friday morning to its first-time mother, Zuberi. The mother ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The second baby elephant born this year at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was welcomed Tuesday night. The calf, born to 38-year-old Asian elephant Phoebe, weighs 222 pounds. The ...