In an exclusive to USA TODAY, New York Liberty executives talk about the success of mascot Ellie the Elephant and her latest performance.

A new elephant calf makes her debut at the National Zoo on Tuesday, in celebration of Earth Day! The Asian elephant, Linh Mai, is the first one born at the zoo in nearly 25 years. Linh Mai was born in ...

WASHINGTON — This year, spring showers brought a special April flower to Washington, D.C. — a 2-month-old Asian elephant named Linh Mai, or "spirit blossom" in Vietnamese. Subscribe to read this story ...

A two-month-old baby elephant who was rejected by her mother shortly after birth is making her public debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Wednesday, April 22. Linh Mai, or "spirit blossom" in ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — D.C.'s Smithsonian National Zoo Asian elephant calf, Linh Mai, made her long-awaited public debut Wednesday, coinciding with Earth Day. The calf, the first Asian elephant born at ...

With the return of the Zoo’s Elephant Cam, a group of trained volunteers are helping chronicle the daily lives of Asian elephants. Mike Bock Baby elephant Linh Mai made her public debut to the delight ...

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill. By Franz Lidz When a 125,000-year-old elephant ...

Asian elephants are adapting to rapidly changing landscapes by diversifying their diets — a sign of resilience, but also a warning about the pressures reshaping their habitats, according to a recent ...

The Broadway musical "Water for Elephants" at the VBC offers a mix of acrobatics and choreography, promising a unique theater ...

The D.C. area has been waiting two and a half months to see her, and on Wednesday, they finally were able to meet the Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest Asian elephant calf. Visitors lined up early ...

A California vineyard owner has died after being crushed by elephants while on a hunting expedition in Africa. Ernie Dosio, 75, was hunting yellow-backed duikers in Gabon when the deadly April 17 ...

Ernie Dosio, 75, of Lodi, Calif., was hunting a species of antelope in the dense forests of Gabon when his hunting party stumbled on a small herd of female elephants with calves. By John S.W.