After a recent incident at the Smithsonian's National Zoo with a binturong, many are wondering why it happened.

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$250 can buy 19 bales of hay for the zoo’s herd of elephants, which includes Kirby, the Asian elephant. The elephants have a truckload of hay delivered every two weeks. The public has the option of ...

Female Asian elephant Bani was injured in a train collision at 9 months old. Over a year later, she's celebrating Christmas ...

On a cool December afternoon at the Fort Worth Zoo, Lady Bird splashes her tiny trunk in a watering hole while her mother, ...

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 ...

There's nothing better than watching a baby learning to explore the world. One sweet elephant, Lady Bird at the Fort Worth ...

C’sar the elephant, the N.C. Zoo’s longest-tenured and one of its most charismatic residents, has died. The park announced C’sar’s passing on Monday, Dec. 22, saying he died peacefully on Dec. 19 ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. is preparing for the birth of a large “charismatic and charming” animal: an Asian elephant calf. Zoo officials announced Monday morning that an Asian elephant is ...