Elephants are fascinating animals, and their trunks are even more impressive once you realize everything they can do. This long, flexible combination of nose and upper lip has over 40,000 muscles ...

Animals come in all different shapes and sizes, each using various means to get their next meal. Elephants are a prime ...

Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes Rochester Institute of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If I could have any pet in the world, I would have an elephant. Well, several, because they like to be together, but I would have ...

EU-funded researchers have developed a soft robot that moves like an elephant’s trunk – precise enough to pick fresh fruit, yet powerful enough to help lift a patient.By Michael AllenLucia Beccai, an ...

Yes it is true, elephant calves do suck their trunks, says elephant expert Kate Evans . As in all young mammals, an elephant ...

An elephant’s trunk looks rugged, but it is also one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom. New research reveals that this sensitivity is partly powered by whiskers whose material ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.