Elephants are among the largest mammals on Earth. They are loved by many for their intelligence and varied personalities. They are easily recognized by their large bodies, huge fan-like ears, and long ...

Well, it looks like we can thank a changing climate for the evolution of the elephant’s trunk. Proboscideans first started popping up in Africa during the early Eocene, around 55 million years ago.

Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their ...

Due to this fascination, elephants can be found everywhere in popular media, children’s books, and of course, zoos! Another reason they are so beloved is due to their extremely unique and exaggerated ...

That is, until they were all rapidly replaced with proboscideans with long, flexible trunks instead: mammoths, mastodons, and our modern elephants.What suddenly made long jaws such a liability? Well ...

An elephant at the Berlin Zoo can use her trunk to peel bananas, an unusual behavior she engages in only when conditions are ripe.

The quick-thinking elephant extended its trunk into the water to create a place for the gazelle to climb out. Unfortunately, the first rescue attempt didn’t work.

A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life.

A study of the evolution of longirostrine gomphotheres, an ancestor of the modern day elephant, suggests moving into open-land grazing helped develop their coiling and grasping trunks.

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 trunk plays a critical role in communication. While people assume the trumpet-like noises that we hear from their trunks are their means of communication, that is usually not the case.