The National Zoo will get a bit more artistic tomorrow when Bozie the painting elephant makes her public debut.

Bozie’s journey to the National Zoo began after her companion at the Baton Rouge Zoo died in March.

The National Zoo says it is about to take in a new Asian elephant.

Betty White visited the National Zoo today and got a private tour of the giant pandas, fluffy little kiwis and other specimens. If this isn’t the most SEO-friendly thing ever, we don’t know what is.

The National Zoo is at it again, this time letting 36-year-old Asian elephant Shanthi play a harmonica.

We realize that many of you are not fans of the elephant march that wound its way through the streets of Washington yesterday. (We’re not passing judgment either way — we just feel an obligation to inform people when a large group of pachyderms begin stomping around Capitol Hill.) But don’t you worry: PETA stands ready to strike back. According to one government source we spoke with, PETA had actually asked the D.C. government to shut down yesterday’s march, but it was too late. Instead, the animal rights group will “confront circusgoers” with a “giant, inflatable ‘elephant'” that “will lead PETA’s contingent of nearly 100 protesters” tomorrow morning.

This is what a baby Asian elephant looks like. Wouldn’t you like to have some of this out of control adorableness? The Associated Press reports that if all goes well, the National Zoo could be getting one of its very own late next year. The zoo conducted two artificial insemination procedures on Shanthi the elephant this week. They’ll be monitoring her hormones for the next ten weeks to see if it worked, with the hopes…