The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the Conservation Biology Institute announced on Monday that 12-year-old Asian elephant Nhi Linh is pregnant and could give birth to the zoo’s first elephant calf in ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating Earth Day with flair this year. Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at the zoo on April 22, appearing ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

WASHINGTON — An elephant baby is on the way at the National Zoo. Back in April 2024, Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, and Spike, a 44-year-old Asian elephant, conceived a baby. Now, the ...

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

After a 21-month pregnancy, an endangered Asian elephant gave birth for the first time in nearly 25 years at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI). “After waiting ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced on Nov. 24 that one of its Asian elephants is expecting, marking the first time an elephant calf will be born at the zoo in ...

Nov. 24 (UPI) --The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington announced Monday that Asian elephant Nhi Linh is pregnant, adding the zoo is "cautiously optimistic" its first elephant calf in 25 years ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...

After a series of publicized animal deaths at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park (National Zoo) in early 2003, Congress asked the National Academies to carry out a fast-track, ...