Tiny trunk, big milestone
Image: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian National Zoo
🐘 The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed an Asian elephant calf earlier this month—and she’s already the most popular resident in D.C.
- The yet-to-be-named female (her name will be decided via public poll) is the first elephant born at the zoo in nearly 25 years.
Asian elephants are endangered, so each birth represents a rare win for global conservation efforts.
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