Understanding how elephants use their trunk Date: August 23, 2021 Source: Université de Genève Summary: The elephant proboscis (trunk) exhibits an extraordinary kinematic versatility as it can ...

When an elephant elongates its trunk, the upper skin stretches more than the skin on the underside. Green crosses represent initial positions on the skin.

An elephant’s trunk has eight major muscles on either side and 150,000 muscle bundles in all. It is so strong that it can push down trees and lift a whopping 700,000 pounds.

A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk -- its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the ...

Elephant trunks, more sci-fi face-tentacle than ho-hum mammal nose, are getting new scrutiny as researchers explore how the wrinkles grow.

This Baby Elephant Lost Its Trunk. Can It Survive? An elephant uses its trunk to eat, drink, and socialize, but the animal's adaptability means losing one may not be a death sentence.

In a video captured recently at the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, a young elephant calf was found swinging its trunk in what could be described as a ...

Elephants’ suction powers even more remarkable that previously thought, study reveals ‘An elephant uses its trunk like a Swiss Army Knife,’ says researcher ...

When horologist Jonathan Betts first encountered the Waddesdon elephant, the wonderful Georgian toy had not rolled its eyes, flapped its ears or swung its great golden trunk for half a century. He ...

These astonishing pictures show the moment a hippo flew into the air after being charged at by an elephant trying to protect her calf. The fully-grown mother was thrown several feet up as she ...