New baby elephant makes debut at National Zoo
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Baby elephant calf Linh Mai is just two months old, and she’s already found a way to go viral. The baby Asian Elephant calf is set to make her public debut on Earth Day, April 22, 2026. Video of the sweet calf taking a bubble bath at the Smithsonian National Zoo was shared to social media by ITV and quickly evolved from adorable to meaningful,
A video is currently going viral, but not for the usual reasons. It is not funny, dramatic, or shocking in a typical way. Instead, it is quiet, real, and deeply emotional. The kind of video that people watch and then sit in silence for a moment.
Elephants were treated to the “ultimate” spa day at a zoo just outside Melbourne, as the area braced for “extreme heatwave conditions.” Stunning drone video shows a 4.5-ton elephant named Luk Chai splashing in the mud,
Many have highlighted the similarities between Linh Mai’s tale of woe and that of Punch, the macaque monkey who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth.
The 44-second video shared by Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan shows a mother elephant unable to comprehend the death of her calf.
A female Asian elephant calf was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this month. She was born early Monday morning, and walking just hours later! Fans can help name the calf by donating on the zoo's website.