The elephant will crush the food with its trunk, and then use its impressive suction power to pick up the food. They can then move that mobile body part and bring the food right up to their mouths.

The most common reason is comfort while they learn to use this unique body part. The learning process for an elephant using its trunk looks very similar to a baby learning to use its hands.

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 ...

An adorable 19-week-old elephant calf at an Ohio zoo is continuing to learn how to use his trunk.

The elephant used its trunk to bust into a home in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India, and ransack the residence's kitchen ...

An Asian elephant has gone viral after pictures of it using its trunk as a snorkel popped up. Colonel, one of seven Asian elephants at the Forth Worth Zoo in Texas, was spotted using its trunk to ...

Whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help it feel and balance objects – study Scientists say their research is the first detailed study of elephant whisker anatomy.

The elephant used its trunk to bust into a home in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India, and ransack the residence's kitchen ...