The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating Earth Day with flair this year. Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at the zoo on April 22, appearing ...

Drivers slowed to a halt when a wild elephant wandered into the road and began investigating vehicles for snacks Henrik Karlsson/Getty A wild elephant wandered into a roadway in Thailand and stopped ...

CHESTER SPRINGS — “Tarzan,” the stage musical, brings Disney’s epic animated film to life in a high-flying action adventure, complete with aerial choreography and unforgettable music by Phil Collins — ...

The Opening Day crowd was growing behind a rope line. With about a half hour to go, visitors eager to see the Safari Park’s new Elephant Valley habitat on Thursday waited for officials to open the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Elephant Valley at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park opened to the public today following three and a half years of construction. The new environment features a herd of eight ...

An African safari may be out of the question for most San Diegans, but a new experience at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park may be the next best way to get up close with one of Earth's biggest creatures.

After more than three years of work, the Safari Park’s new elephant habitat is set to open to the public Thursday, providing visitors up-close viewing of the park’s herd of eight endangered African ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed the outbreak late Tuesday evening. This marks the first outbreak of ...

SAN DIEGO — Before we see elephants at Elephant Valley in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, we come face to face with destruction, only the wreckage is beautiful. A long, winding path takes guests around ...

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...

Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They play a crucial role for the animals, which have thick skin and poor eyesight. Elephants cannot regrow these hairs, meaning a lost one creates ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...