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 ...

An Asian elephant has gone viral after pictures of it using its trunk as a snorkel popped up. Colonel, one of seven Asian elephants at the Forth Worth Zoo in Texas, was spotted using its trunk to ...

An adorable 19-week-old elephant calf at an Ohio zoo is continuing to learn how to use his trunk.Frankie, the Asian elephant calf at the Columbus Zoo, is learning to use his trunk to drink water, pick ...

Elephants are known for their intelligence and social complexity, and recent observations show they might even engage in playful pranks. A new study documents Asian elephants’ skillful use of hoses ...

Honestly, most of us humans feel the same way, too! Wildlife Rescuers shared an adorable video of a rescued baby elephant ...

What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well it looks like we can thank a changing climate for the evolution of the elephant’s trunk. Eons is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant’s most defining appendage. By Richard Sima An elephant’s trunk is a marvel of biology. Devoid of any joints or bone, ...

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 ...

Footage shows an elephant using her trunk to scratch her itchy eye. Julie, the female pachyderm, was spotted rubbing her face inside her enclosure at Chimelong Forest Kingdom in Qingyuan, China, on ...

The hungry elephant in this clip decided to pull a "Kool-Aid Man" and bust through the wall of a home in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. According to NewsFlare, on June 26, an elephant ...