Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

At the beginning of the sanctuary’s most recent Instagram video, you have to watch closely to spot an elephant’s trunk slowly ...

By Will Dunham Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting ...

An elephant can lift a log, swing sand onto its back, and still pick up a peanut without crushing it. That mix of strength and delicacy has always looked a little mysterious, especially because ...

The whiskers of elephants and domestic cats have stiff bases that transition to soft rubber-like tips, different from the stiff whiskers of rats ...

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found.

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...

A young bull elephant in South Africa appears to have invented a game in which he uses his trunk to fling rocks at safari guides, forcing them to play defense. The accompanying footage, besides ...