Trunk whiskers on the opposite ... With a mix of flexibility and power, an elephant can peel a banana or pick up a tortilla chip without breaking it, though not the way human fingers would ...

Video footage from Nakhon Ratchasima in northeast Thailand shows the elephant, Plai Biang Lek, using his trunk to help himself to some snacks.

“The trunk of the elephant has been studied a lot,” she says, “because we try to understand how we can create things that are strong without any hard support.” Lafeuvre says understanding ...

Ignoring national park workers' attempts to shoo him away, he chomped his way through snacks including rice crackers, a ...