People have reported that African elephants avoid land ... 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 ...

The trunk of an African elephant is a remarkable and multi functional ... detecting water sources up to 19.2 km (12 mi.) away ...

"As we build up more information ... it suggested the animal was asleep. An African elephant's trunk can weigh between 270 to 290 pounds, so the appendage is unlikely to twitch or flop around ...

This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African ... Warm up: soaring as vultures with arms outstretched. Elephants: one arm outstretched as trunk; slow plodding ...

The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their long-term memories, these hulking creatures travel vast distances in close-knit herds to find ...