It’s not every day that an endangered species welcomes a new individual in the safety and security of one of the world’s ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., welcomed a bouncing 308-pound Asian elephant calf Feb. 3, marking the first birth of the endangered ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed a rare new addition on Monday, a female elephant calf, marking the zoo’s first elephant birth in more than 25 years.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo once again finds itself in the sights of the animal-protection-and-rights organization called In Defense of Animals. On Tuesday, the group released its annual list of Worst Zoos for ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced on Nov. 24 that one of its Asian elephants is expecting, marking the first time an elephant calf will be born at the zoo in ...