The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) celebrated the birth of an adorable, healthy, ...
The latest birth that has us excited is the newest addition to the Smithsonian Zoo: a baby elephant. The Smithsonian’NZCBI) celebrated the birth of an adorable, healthy, female Asian elephant on Feb.
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 ...
Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.
A baby Asian elephant was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for the first time in ...
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 National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is celebrating the birth of a very special addition to the family this month!
“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we found the surprising stiffness gradient of elephant trunk whiskers,” ...
An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The baby was born Feb. 2 ...
Rare Asian elephant birth at Smithsonian's National Zoo marks first new calf in nearly 25 years, offering new hope for ...
There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.