Africa’s largest elephant DNA study reveals growing genetic isolation as habitats shrink, raising urgent concerns for ...

Recent research analyzing elephant genomes across multiple countries found a surprising pattern. In many areas, elephants ...

As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...

Discover what ethical elephant tourism really looks like and how quiet, hands-off visits help protect elephants worldwide.

Somewhere in the borderlands of West Africa, a small herd of forest elephants feeds in a fragment of lowland rainforest ...

When the National Zoo’s female elephant calf, Linh Mai, saw zookeeper Megan Mrozinski with a big bottle of formula Tuesday ...

Elephant calf Linh Mai, born at the National Zoo in February, will make her public debut April 22.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo's first elephant born in almost 25 years has found a friend after being rejected by her mother ...

There were fears for the future of very rare species, such as roseate terns, when an outbreak hit their only UK breeding ...

Born in the early hours of a chilly February morning and weighing 308 pounds, Linh Mai is the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now both Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

Emperor penguins—the tallest, most iconic penguin species on Earth—have officially been classified as endangered after rapid ...