Zoo staffers are "cautiously optimistic" that Nhi Linh will deliver a healthy calf early next year.

Animal care staff at the National Zoo are preparing for the "highly anticipated" birth of an Asian elephant calf, according to a news release.

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in D.C. revealed one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and will deliver the zoo's ...

Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, is expecting her first calf with Spike, a 44-year-old male elephant ...

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 ...

Asian elephant Nhi Linh, who stands in the foreground, is pregnant. Behind her is Spike, who sired the calf. Skip Brown / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Elephant ...

The National Zoo said Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and could give birth within the next few months, potentially bringing the zoo its first elephant calf in 25 years. The zoo has ...

The zoo announced Monday that staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf. The first in nearly 25 years.