Rare Asian elephant birth at Smithsonian's National Zoo marks first new calf in nearly 25 years, offering new hope for ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is celebrating the birth of a very special addition to the family this month!

The calf, a female, is the first elephant to be born at the zoo in almost 25 years, and only the third born there in the zoo’s 136-year history.

The calf was born to 12-year-old Nhi Linh, a first-time mother, and 44-year-old Spike. The pair bred as part of a program working to conserve the endangered species ...

An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The baby was born Feb. 2 ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo is celebrating the birth of an endangered Asian elephant for the first time in about 25 years.

Asian elephants have been endangered since 1986; however, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. is welcoming its first Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years. The female calf, whose name has not yet been decided, was born around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2 to ...

Smithsonian animal care and veterinary staff with the Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on ...

A female Asian elephant calf was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father Spike at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo celebrates its first Asian elephant calf birth in 25 years. WASHINGTON — For the first time in ...

For the first time in nearly 25 years, an Asian elephant calf was born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.