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African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) community is celebrating the arrival two female Asian elephants, 19-year-old Trong Nhi [trong-nEE] and her daughter, ...

Humans sweat. Elephants strategize. While we’re dabbing our foreheads, they have a thermal system that’s impressive. Imagine an animal the size of a UPS truck moving its ears like stock traders. They ...

A company called Colossal plans to pioneer the de-extinction business, taking species that have died within the past few thousand years and restoring them through the use of DNA editing and stem cells ...

Asian elephant Kamala often raised her trunk to greet keepers in anticipation of receiving food. Credit: Robbie Clark, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The Smithsonian’s ...

In a groundbreaking fusion of biology and technology, scientists have successfully 3D printed a tiny elephant inside a living cell. This remarkable feat not only showcases the potential of 3D printing ...

A 72-year-old Asian elephant was “humanely euthanized” by veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday, the zoo confirmed in a statement. “Ambika truly was a giant ...

Two new female Asian elephants, 19-year-old Trong Nhi and her daughter, 9-year-old Nhi Linh, are now on public view at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Kamala, a beloved Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Friday, according to officials from the Zoo. Her caretakers at theSmithsonian’s ...

The following statement was issued Monday by the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.(Click here to read the full story.)-----The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium defends the use of herding dogs in their ...