As the L.A. County politics reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News, Linh Tat writes about state and federal lawmakers who represent the county, as well as legislation and other issues relevant to ...

After 10 days of public voting and $58,892.70 raised for conservation, the Asian elephant calf at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is named Linh Mai [LIN-my], which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brett Kuxhausen / Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (Brett Kuxhausen / ...

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, a baby Asian elephant has arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo - and she weighed an astonishing 308 pounds at birth. The critically endangered calf ...

A critically endangered Asian elephant calf named Linh Mai was born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo on February 2, the first elephant birth there in nearly 25 years. She weighed about 308 pounds, but ...

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 ...

Since her birth in early February, the calf has been growing and beginning to bond with her care team and herd. She will go on view in-person and online starting April 22 Carlyn Kranking | Associate ...

A rare Asian elephant calf named Linh Mai is making her public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Her birth is the first at the zoo in nearly 25 years and is significant for the species' genetic ...

Elephants have problematic moms, too. A baby Asian elephant named Linh Mai has gone viral after being rejected by her mother. Linh Mai was born on February 2 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...