D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoo Asian elephant calf, Linh Mai, made her long-awaited public debut Wednesday, coinciding with ...

With the return of the Zoo’s Elephant Cam, a group of trained volunteers are helping chronicle the daily lives of Asian ...

Linh Mai, a rare Asian elephant calf, makes her first public appearance at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, a historic moment ...

The first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in nearly 25 years is ...

Many have highlighted the similarities between Linh Mai’s tale of woe and that of Punch, the macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.

D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoo has announced that its Asian elephant calf, Linh Mai, will make her long-awaited public debut on April 22, coinciding with Earth ...

Linh Mai, born Feb. 2, 2026, spent her first months bonding with her mother and herd. She was allowed to go into the yard in ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

The hottest new celebrity in Washington, D.C., is Linh Mai, who made her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National ...

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 ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo is all abuzz with excitement because first-time elephant mom Nhi Linh is pregnant. With a window for birth from mid-January to early March, the calf could come any day now.

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 ...