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What’s the difference between Asian and African elephants? And 9 other elephant facts

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.
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Fort Worth Zoo welcomes largest elephant calf in its history

Record-breaking arrival: Sam Houston, weighing 285 pounds, is the largest elephant calf ever born at Fort Worth Zoo and the fourth since 2021. Conservation boost: With Asian elephants endangered ...

Rare Asian elephant calf born at National Zoo makes public debut: ‘Sassy and playful’

A rare Asian elephant calf made her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Linh Mai, born Feb. 2, 2026, spent her first months bonding with her mother and herd, according to an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Linh Mai Inspires a New Era for the Zoo’s Elephant Cam

With the return of the Zoo’s Elephant Cam, a group of trained volunteers are helping chronicle the daily lives of Asian ...
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Fort Worth Zoo celebrates birth of record-sized Asian elephant calf

Record-setting birth: Sam Houston, born April 1, weighed 285 pounds and measured 36 inches tall, making him the largest elephant calf in the zoo’s history. Two calves in year: Lady Bird’s birth in ...
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Asian Elephant

Asian elephants once roamed across most of Asia, now they’re restricted to just 15% of their original range, in a number of fragmented and isolated populations around south and south-east Asia.