WASHINGTON — This year, spring showers brought a special April flower to Washington, D.C. — a 2-month-old Asian elephant ...

Lucky visitors to Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., are getting their first look at a new baby elephant. Linh Mai, a 2-month-old, critically endangered Asian elephant, will be on exhibit ...

Swarna, an older female elephant, has been playing with and helping care for 2-month-old Linh Mai ...

Linh Mai, the National Zoo's baby elephant, is making her public debut on Wednesday, April 22. Here's her sweet story.

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 ...

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.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the staff at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming the birth of an Asian elephant. The female calf ...

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 ...

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

A female Asian elephant calf was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this month. She was born early Monday morning, and walking just hours later! Fans can help ...