Since Linh Mai's birth Feb. 2, Elephant Community Center has been closed to provide a quiet space to bond with her herdmates and the elephant care team.

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Visitors take pictures of male giant panda Bao Li in his enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC, on Friday. ANNA MONEYMAKER/AFP They are "as iconic as the Washington Monument", ...

WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian’s National Zoo says its newest arrival, a female Asian elephant born earlier this month, now officially has a name. Zoo officials say the calf, Linh Mai, was born Feb. 2, ...