The elephant trunk snake is one of the most unusual reptiles out there. Native to Southeast Asia, this fully aquatic snake is known for its distinctive appearance, with loose, baggy skin that gives it ...

The elephant trunk snake is one of the most unusual reptiles out there. Native to Southeast Asia, this fully aquatic snake is known for its distinctive appearance, with loose, baggy skin that gives it ...

A layer of chia seeds along the bottom of a container of water helped researchers study just how fast an African elephant sucks water up into her trunk. A.K. Schulz et al/J. Roy. Soc. Interface 2021.

A bull elephant in South Africa’s MalaMala Game Reserve used its powerful trunk recently to compress and spray water as a fine mist directed toward safari guests. “This bull tricks us with a ...

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 ...

An elephant's trunk has astonishing sucking power Extreme suction helps elephants hold water and food in their trunks, allowing them to inhale at speeds nearly 30 times the rate at which we exhale ...

An African elephant gives itself a dust bath by blasting dirt from its trunk. Martin Heigan via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Elephant trunks are capable of astonishing feats of suction, according ...

To an elephant, a trunk is as important as hands and arms are to a human. 10 Extraordinary Facts About Elephant Trunks This Is How Baby Elephants Drink Water (Until They Know Better) ...

"An elephant eats about 400 pounds of food a day, but very little is known about how they use their trunks to pick up lightweight food and water for 18 hours, every day," said Georgia Tech ...