On average, the trunk of an African elephant can reach up to 7 feet. Asian elephant’s trunks can reach lengths of up to 6 feet. Elephants can lift 4.5% of their weight using their trunk.

They use their nose like we use our eyes ... If you were to dissect an elephant trunk, it would actually look more like the inside of your tongue than your nose. Trunks, tongues, and even octopus ...

Humans and elephants have a surprising number of traits in common. These animals are highly intelligent and emotional, ...

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 ...

A flexible robotic arm mimics an elephant's trunk, twisting and stiffening to perform tasks, offering safer alternatives to rigid robots.

Elephant calf Meru was born on March 8 to ... which she’ll do for several more years — she’s learning to use her trunk to pick up different pieces of food that the other elephants may ...