{"id":1065,"date":"2026-04-30T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:03:01","slug":"linh-mai-inspires-a-new-era-for-the-zoos-elephant-cam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/?p=1065","title":{"rendered":"Linh Mai Inspires a New Era for the Zoo\u2019s Elephant Cam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The debut of baby Asian elephant Linh Mai has helped relaunch the Zoo\u2019s Elephant Cam, giving online viewers a closer look at the daily lives of the elephant herd. The upgraded system is now managed by a trained team of volunteers who provide better camera angles and more engaging footage throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com\/LZHT_ffvHUaP9vmARhVTdGMINOA=\/2000x1400\/filters:no_upscale():focal(700x350:701x351)\/https:\/\/tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/filer_public\/db\/ba\/dbba0921-a5ff-44b0-9039-748eada99a72\/20260420-817a8218-18rp.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The live stream runs daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with recorded playback overnight. Beyond entertainment, the Elephant Cam also plays an important role in animal care, allowing keepers to monitor behavior, health, and social interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program was expanded following Linh Mai\u2019s birth, with volunteers trained to operate the cameras\u2014many bringing experience from other zoo livestreams. The Zoo also encourages public involvement through volunteer programs, offering opportunities for those interested in contributing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debut of baby Asian elephant Linh Mai has helped relaunch the Zoo\u2019s Elephant Cam, giving online viewers a closer look at the daily lives of the elephant herd. The &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elephant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1066,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions\/1066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live105media.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}