A two-month-old baby elephant who was rejected by her mother shortly after birth is making her public debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Wednesday, April 22. Linh Mai, or "spirit blossom" in ...

A new elephant calf makes her debut at the National Zoo on Tuesday, in celebration of Earth Day! The Asian elephant, Linh Mai, is the first one born at the zoo in nearly 25 years. Linh Mai was born in ...

A cold front may bring late-day thunderstorms to the DMV, some severe with damaging winds, hail and heavy rain. by Kendra Mann WASHINGTON (WJLA) — D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoo Asian elephant calf, ...

Step into the world of 13th-century Angkor through the eyes of Zhou Daguan, the Yuan Dynasty Chinese envoy who arrived in the Khmer Empire in 1296. His vivid accounts of daily life, grand temples and ...

There’s a new superstar in the making at the National Zoo: Linh Mai, an Asian elephant calf, was born Feb. 2. The smallest member of the zoo’s herd, which includes her parents, Spike and Nhi Linh, ...

Cartouche of Ramses II discovered at the base of the pylon of the Ramesseum Temple. /Korea Heritage Service A hieroglyphic inscription bearing the name of Ramses II, considered the greatest pharaoh in ...

I’ve never before been welcomed to a village by giant fruit, but I could get used to the sensation. There’s something homely and cheerful about the oversized replicas– each taller than a person – ...

There is no evidence to suggest that the elephant's death was linked to the photoshoot. A controversy has erupted in Jaipur after a foreign artist's photoshoot featuring an elephant painted bright ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the ABQ Biopark Zoo’s long-time favorite animals made a break for it. Security video from the BioPark shows how Alice the elephant escaped and how she spent her time ...

GAS CARDS AND GIFT CARDS IN RECENT WEEKS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WORKERS AT THE BIOPARK THIS MORNING GETTING A SHOCK WHEN THEY FOUND ALICE, A 52 YEAR OLD ELEPHANT OUTSIDE OF HER ENCLOSURE, SEARCHING FOR A ...

The shipments were rushed to the National Zoo overnight, packed in dry ice for the 400-mile trip. A few pounds in weight, the containers went immediately into freezers until the contents could be ...

Angkor Wat reported approximately 93,500 ticket purchases in January, down from 146,150 in January 2025. Photo Credit: Dmytro Buianskyi/Shutterstock According to tour and river cruise operators, there ...