Elephant uses trunk to hurl rocks at guide, but his reflexes are superb

A young bull elephant in South Africa appears to have invented a game in which he uses his trunk to fling rocks at safari ...
NPR

There’s a wrinkle — or many — in the story behind an elephant’s trunk

Why is the elephant trunk so wrinkly? It sounds like the start of one of Aesop’s fables. But in a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers offer up some answers. This all ...
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Exploring the Fascinating World of Elephant Trunks: Size, Function, and Evolution

Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities.
Smithsonian Magazine

How an Elephant’s Wrinkles Reveal Whether It Is Right- or Left-Trunked

Elephants' wrinkly trunks might serve a purpose and reveal whether the individual prefers to bend the handy appendage to the right or the left. Byrdyak via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Until ...
AOL

This Baby Elephant Sucks Its Trunk Like a Baby Human Sucks Its Thumb. Here’s Why.

This elephant’s behavior is adorable, and it’s also very typical. Baby elephants are known to suck on their trunks for a variety of reasons. The most common reason is comfort while they learn to use ...