A Rotated Fruit Box Reveals Asian Elephants’ Surprising Self-Control

Researchers dangled fruit in front of Asian elephants, then pulled a sneaky trick, and what the elephants did next is forcing ...
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This ‘Feisty’ Asian Elephant at the National Zoo Is Pregnant. She May Birth the First Calf Born There in Nearly 25 Years

Elephant enthusiasts everywhere could receive a New Year’s gift come early 2026. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI), 12-year-old Asian elephant Nhi Linh is ...

Nine-elephant herd captured on camera in the wild in Vietnam

Images of a herd of nine Asian elephants, including two calves, have been captured by camera traps in an elephant conservation area in Que Phuoc commune, 70km south-west of the central city of Da Nang ...
Phys.org

Asian elephants have larger brains than their African relatives, researchers discover

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 ...
Phys.org

Asian elephants can resist impulsive behavior, researchers find

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 ...
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First Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years born at Smithsonian National Zoo

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the staff at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is welcoming the birth of an Asian elephant. The female calf ...
Newsday

Study says endangered Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

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 ...
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Smithsonian's National Zoo Opens New Home for Asian Elephants

Correction: A previous version of this news release incorrectly stated the square footage of the Elephant Trails exhibit. Altogether, it is 10,642.6 square meters (114,442.2 square feet). The ...
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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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This ‘Feisty’ Asian Elephant at the National Zoo Is Pregnant. She May Birth the First Calf Born There in Nearly 25 Years

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 ...