Welcome to the Elephant House
ELEPHANTS
RHINOS
GIRAFFES
An aerial photo of
the Elephant House.
Photo by Jessie Cohen
Audio Tour Stop
To hear about the plight of large mammals, click one of these icons:
To follow the rest of the Audio Tour, click this icon:
Don't Miss the Web Cams
or the
Live Video Conferences
Elephants
Meet the Elephants
Learn the
differences
between Asian and African elephants, and
meet
the members of our herd.
The Amazing Updating Elephant Cam
View Live pictures of the elephants, during the day.
Elephant Audio Tour Stops
Learn about the elephants in the keeper's own words.
Elephant Theater
Watch movies about our work with elephants overseas.
1995 Elephant Symposium
View and listen to slide-illustrated lectures on our Asian elephant breeding program.
Malaysian Elephant Satellite Tracking Project
See what the National Zoo is doing to help prevent conflicts between humans and wild elephants.
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Rhinos
General Information About Rhinos
Kali and her calf Himal
With a Live Web Cam
Mechi and her calf Chitwan
With Video Clips
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Giraffes
Giraffe Audio Tour Stops
Learn about the giraffes in the keeper's own words.
Griff's New Calf 7/27/97
Read Web coverage of the latest giraffe birth presented by the WJLA News Team.
Video of Griff's New Calf on 7/28/97
Watch News Channel 8 coverage of the giraffe's getting its first weigh-in.
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