Humans and elephants have a surprising number of traits in common. These animals are highly intelligent and emotional, ...
our bicep pulls on our forearm bones and that causes them to swing up around our elbow joint. But in an elephant trunk, there are no bones to pull and no joints to hinge on. The muscles take on ...
On average, the trunk of an African elephant can reach up to 7 feet. Asian elephant’s trunks can reach lengths of up to 6 feet. Elephants can lift 4.5% of their weight using their trunk.
Nandi the baby elephant started life with a spaghetti noodle of a nose, but her mom is teaching the calf that her trunk can be so much more Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...
Three-week-old Asian elephant calf Tula-Tu with her mother Rose-Tu in Elephant Lands.Michael Durham Lately, the calf has been practicing with her trunk in ... Attendance is up at the Oregon ...