There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty, thanks to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A heroic elephant acted quickly to save the life of a drowning gazelle at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. The gazelle was unable to escape a body of water in the middle of the enclosure. When its ...