The vote is in, and the Smithsonian National Zoo’s new baby elephant has a name. Fans chose the name Linh Mai, raising nearly ...
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) celebrated the birth of an adorable, healthy, ...
After 10 days of voting, and nearly $60,000 in donations, the new baby elephant at the National Zoo has a new name. It's Linh ...
The female was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years.
While some young elephants are quiet and reserved, others—like Pardamat—wake up every day and choose chaos the moment their ...
There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.
Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...
Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.