A baby elephant’s mother rejected her at birth. Her keeper refused to leave her side for nearly a month |
Image: The Washington Post When Asian elephant calf Linh Mai was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in February 2026, her arrival was celebrated as an important step for the conservation of an endangered species. But within hours, the joyful occasion turned into a race against time. Her mother, Nhi Linh, rejected…