Born into an aristocratic British family, he turned his empathy and knowledge of the world’s largest land mammals to the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a ...

In a wired world where every experience seems at our fingertips, two current photography exhibitions remind us of what we don ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced on Nov. 24 that one of its Asian elephants is expecting, marking the first time an elephant calf will be born at the zoo in ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — An elephant baby is on the way at the National Zoo. Back in April 2024, Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, and Spike, a 44-year-old Asian elephant, conceived a baby. Now, the ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

After more than 11,000 submissions, the final four candidates for the name of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's newest baby elephant have been revealed. The zoo said the elephant care team narrowed down ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...

COLUMBUS − Want to take part in a naming contest for the Columbus Zoo's newest elephant calf? Here's your chance. The public has until Nov. 16 to submit their suggestions. From there, the elephant ...

Harry Trunk, the most animal and savage detective in all 'Toonimals', gets an assignment. Ollie contracts him to find out who’s making the elephants disappear. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, ...