Scientists in Thailand hid fruits in an opaque box; 16 Asian elephants learned to navigate it for rewards and followed it along

In Thailand, Asian elephants demonstrate remarkable adaptability in their feeding behaviors when encountering challenges.

A Rotated Fruit Box Reveals Asian Elephants’ Surprising Self-Control

Researchers dangled fruit in front of Asian elephants, then pulled a sneaky trick, and what the elephants did next is forcing ...
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Endangered Asian Elephant Calf Born at National Zoo After Decades-Long Wait

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 ...
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Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives, researchers discover

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 ...
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Asian elephants can resist impulsive behavior, researchers find

Researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College have found that Asian elephants can suppress impulsive behaviors and adjust their actions when circumstances change—a cognitive ability that ...
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Asian Elephant Program Media Resources

Adult female Arrived on Nov. 7, 2022, along with her daughter Nhi Linh. They were a gift to the Smithsonian from the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands. Born May 13, 2003, at the Rotterdam Zoo. Bozie ...
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Elephant snack time: do they even care about banana peels?

Two Asian elephants get a simple snack-time test: will they care about the banana peel?. The answer comes quickly when one ...
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Migrating elephants wandering near Chinese cities

The migrating herd of 15 wild elephants was still wandering near the Capital City of a southwest Chinese province Saturday morning, and according to local firefighters, all of them are in good ...
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Smithsonian's National Zoo Opens New Home for Asian Elephants

Correction: A previous version of this news release incorrectly stated the square footage of the Elephant Trails exhibit. Altogether, it is 10,642.6 square meters (114,442.2 square feet). The ...
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Study says endangered Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This ‘Feisty’ Asian Elephant at the National Zoo Is Pregnant. She May Birth the First Calf Born There in Nearly 25 Years

Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...
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Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives

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 ...