An elephant’s trunk has over 150,000 muscle fibers in it which help to make it strong for carrying objects. ... elephants have two small nostrils at the end of their trunk.

A baby elephant backed away from a tiny frog during bath time, melting hearts online with its gentle and empathetic reaction.

The thick, immobile whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it to feel and balance objects even though they cannot twitch in the way that many other mammals’ whiskers do, a study suggests.

Inspired by the finger-like tips of an elephant's trunk, the KIMM gripper uses a combination of claw-like grasping with suction capabilities to grab, hold and lift objects of varying shape and size ...

Xerxes, a 275-pound Asian elephant calf born at the Oklahoma City Zoo, is thriving under his mom Achara’s care and bonding ...

How an Elephant’s Wrinkles Reveal Whether It Is Right- or Left-Trunked A new study sheds light on the muscular, dexterous appendage, suggesting trunk wrinkles are more important than many people ...

An elephant’s trunk has over 150,000 muscle fibers in it which help to make it strong for carrying objects. ... elephants have two small nostrils at the end of their trunk.