Researchers dangled fruit in front of Asian elephants, then pulled a sneaky trick, and what the elephants did next is forcing scientists to rethink what we know about animal self-control and ...
African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth and significantly larger than their relatives in Asia, from which they are separated by millions of years of evolution. Nevertheless, Asian ...
Asian elephants still live in the wild in countries such as Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and ...
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., just welcomed a newborn Asian elephant calf. Asian Elephants are listed as endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease. It marks the first Asian ...
In Thailand, Asian elephants demonstrate remarkable adaptability in their feeding behaviors when encountering challenges.
Researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center and Hunter College have found that Asian elephants can suppress impulsive behaviors and adjust their actions when circumstances change—a cognitive ability that ...
Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...
Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
A female Asian elephant calf was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father Spike at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. NOTE: B-roll and photos of the calf will be ...
Adult female Arrived on Nov. 7, 2022, along with her daughter Nhi Linh. They were a gift to the Smithsonian from the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands. Born May 13, 2003, at the Rotterdam Zoo. Bozie ...
Learn how Linh Mai, the first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian in 25 years, is strengthening genetic diversity in an endangered species. For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the ...
A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period in ...
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