An elephant’s trunk serves a lot of important ... they use the suction power created by their long trunk. This suction holds ...

The learning process for an elephant using its trunk looks very similar to a baby learning to use its hands. Baby elephants touch anything from other herd members to their surroundings with trunks.

The elephant will crush the food with its trunk, and then use its impressive suction power to pick it up. Elephants can then move their trunks to bring the food to their mouths. by reversing the ...

Well, elephants wouldn't be that impressed. They do it on the daily, thanks to what's inside their trunk. If you were to dissect an elephant trunk, it would actually look more like the inside of ...

Nandi the baby elephant started life with a spaghetti noodle of a nose, but her mom is teaching the calf that her trunk can be so much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...