Do I need a special ticket to see Linh Mai? There is no special ticket necessary to see Linh Mai. As a reminder, all visitors must reserve a free entry pass to enter the Zoo. Entry Passes can be ...

Check out the incredible moment an elephant appeared to warn a group of tourists by marching towards their safari vehicle and ...

Elephant societies respond to death in ways that look uncannily similar to our own reactions. Here’s why it has researchers describing them as “compassionate.” Wildlife researchers have, for decades, ...

Linh Mai, our 5-month-old Asian elephant calf, reached a major milestone this week: baby’s first swim! Our brave “spirit blossom” entered the 5.5-foot-deep end of the outdoor pool for the very first ...

To save elephant populations from extinction, the international community banned the sale of their ivory—but selling mammoth ivory remains legal, and the two are difficult to tell apart, especially ...

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, a baby Asian elephant has arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo - and she weighed an astonishing 308 pounds at birth. The critically endangered calf ...

What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...