Elephants are the largest land animals, only outsized by giants of the sea such as whales. Their large stature makes them a ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

Elephant trunks have long fascinated researchers and animal lovers alike. Strong and powerful, yet flexible and precise enough to grab a single blade of grass, the elephant trunk has also served as a ...

Amazing secrets of the excellent elephant trunk revealed! We may take the trunk of an elephant for granted, so accustomed are we to seeing these iconic animals with their long agile noses arching with ...

The folds on an elephant’s facial appendage aren’t just for show. By Richard Sima The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a ...

A new study suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk -- its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal the ...

Elephant trunks may be one of the most sensitive body parts in the animal kingdom. Michael Brecht at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience in Berlin and his colleagues dissected the ...

NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured this image of a star-forming cloud of dust and gas called Sh 2–284, located in the constellation Monoceros. Lining up along the edges of a ...

On a sunny day at Zoo Atlanta in 2020, Kelly the African bush elephant reached for a snack and revealed something strange. High-speed cameras tracking her movements suggested that the skin on top of ...