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 ...

For example, the most recent detailed account of elephant trunk anatomy is a hand-drawn monograph that was published in 1908, Mr. Schulz said. Contrary to popular belief, the trunk does not act ...

I'm Madeleine Brand. Coming up, fans of Ghana's soccer team bring their World Cup fever to southern California. But first, at the Alaska Zoo, Maggie the elephant isn't really that into sports.

An elephant at a German zoo likes to peel her banana with her trunk — a trick so unusual that she's become the subject of a scientific study.You could say researchers "went bananas" over Pang ...

Some animals have a natural talent for being mischievous, and this playful elephant is no exception! Standing calmly next to a woman, he seemed all composed—until he decided to shake things up ...

Wrinkles can even reveal whether an individual elephant prefers to bend its trunk to the right or the left, according to the new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science on Wednesday.

An elephant’s trunk, also known as a proboscis, can be used to breathe, bathe, transport water to its mouth, and grasp objects for eating. As an adult, an elephant’s trunk is capable of ...

In fact, an elephant's nose is so good it can actually sniff out bombs. People have reported that African elephants avoid land mines in Angola and in 2015, researchers put it to the test.

An elephant at a German zoo likes to peel her banana with her trunk — a trick so unusual that she's become the subject of a scientific study. You could say researchers "went bananas" over Pang ...

The elephant is also picky about her bananas. She tosses away overripe bananas and eats underripe bananas whole like most elephants, but only seems to peel the perfectly brown-speckled ones.