Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

An elephant can lift a log, swing sand onto its back, and still pick up a peanut without crushing it. That mix of strength ...

By Will Dunham Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting ...

New research on elephant trunks is revealing how these animals use touch to explore their surroundings. A peer-reviewed ...

Elephant trunk whiskers have hollow tubules and variable stiffness, allowing precise touch and manipulation, inspiring future tactile robotics research.

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can grasp a tortilla chip without breaking it.New research published Thursday in ...

Embedded within the trunk are thousands of hair-like projections that embody one of the nature's most beautiful evidence of ...

At the beginning of the sanctuary’s most recent Instagram video, you have to watch closely to spot an elephant’s trunk slowly ...

The elephant proboscis (trunk) exhibits an extraordinary kinematic versatility as it can manipulate a single blade of grass but also carry loads up to 270 kilograms. Using motion-capture technologies ...

The elephant used its trunk to bust into a home in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India, and ransack the residence's kitchen The hungry elephant in this clip decided to pull a "Kool-Aid Man" and ...