A baby elephant has been rescued from drowning after fishermen saw its trunk poking out of the water. The calf was separated from its herd while trying to cross the Teesta River in West Bengal and was ...

Banana time gets adorable when these two elephants reach across the enclosure together. Both eagerly stretch out their trunks ...

Elephants are known for deep calls, strong family bonds, and remarkable memories. But some of their most important conversations may happen without a sound.

Newswise — A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant’s muscles aren’t the only way it stretches its trunk — its folded skin also plays an important role. The ...

Newswise — The elephant proboscis (trunk) exhibits an extraordinary kinematic versatility as it can manipulate a single blade of grass but also carry loads up to 270 kilograms. Using motion-capture ...

Lerumo is fully healed and living at the Elephant Haven Wildlife Foundation's rescue after getting shot in the trunk by a farmer in Botswana several months ago Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Elephants, like humans, exhibit a distinct preference for how they use their bodies, particularly when it comes to their trunks. While humans are divided into right-handed and left-handed individuals, ...

New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them to store up to nine liters of water. They ...