Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After several days of snow closures, the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will reopen on Wednesday. All 21 Smithsonian museums ...

She had a tiny trunk and a very big debut. Now, DC’s newest elephant finally has a name. For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo says its newest arrival, a female Asian elephant born earlier this month, now officially has a ...

The Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on Feb. 2, 2026 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Courtesy Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

The female was the first elephant born at the zoo in almost 25 years.

It’s a girl! An elephant gave birth at the National Zoo on Monday, February 2, marking the first time in almost 25 years the zoo has welcomed a baby Asian elephant. There’s an abundance of bad news in ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century. The baby, whose ...