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Welcome to the Elephant House

ELEPHANTS

RHINOS

GIRAFFES

An aerial photo of the Elephant House.  This is a rectangular, stone building.  Numerous, outdoor dirt enclosures, with pools, surround the building.
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:
Click here for Internet Explorer Audio. This is just a blank space between buttons. Click here for Netscape Audio.

To follow the rest of the Audio Tour, click this icon:
An upside-down green triangle with a hand holding an audio wand.  Clicking here will take you to the start of the entire Zoo Audio Tour.

Don't Miss the Web Cams or the Live Video Conferences


Elephants

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Meet the Elephants

Learn the differences between Asian and African elephants, and meet the members of our herd.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. The Amazing Updating Elephant Cam

View Live pictures of the elephants, during the day.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Elephant Audio Tour Stops

Learn about the elephants in the keeper's own words.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Elephant Theater

Watch movies about our work with elephants overseas.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. 1995 Elephant Symposium

View and listen to slide-illustrated lectures on our Asian elephant breeding program.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. 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

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. General Information About Rhinos

Kali and her calf Himal

With a Live Web Cam

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Mechi and her calf Chitwan

With Video Clips

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Giraffes

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Giraffe Audio Tour Stops

Learn about the giraffes in the keeper's own words.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. Griff's New Calf 7/27/97

Read Web coverage of the latest giraffe birth presented by the WJLA News Team.

A large, 3D, spherical, green bullet. 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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A navigation bar that links to each major section of the Zoo Web Site. Go to the Zoo Highlights Section Go to the Zoo Views Section Go to the Friends of the National Zoo Web Site Go to the Animal Photo Library Go to the Zoo Questionnaire Go to the Zoo Web Site Search Engine Go to the Zoo Map Interface