Earlier this week, the Wichita, Kansas-based destination announced in a post on Facebook that four of its elephants are currently pregnant. "We're announcing some trunk ... sign up for PEOPLE's ...

The African bush elephant is the largest and heaviest of all elephants, weighing up to 6,000 kg and reaching up to 4 m in height. It has large ears, a long trunk, and long and curved tusks.

The trunk of an African elephant is a remarkable and multi functional ... detecting water sources up to 19.2 km (12 mi.) away. Nostrils are located at the tip of the trunk and function in ...

Why is the elephant trunk so wrinkly ... use their trunks for grasping. African savannah elephants use the tips of their trunks to pinch objects, pick them up and manipulate them.

Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a virtually infinite number of directions and is capable of performing an array of tasks, such as tearing up foliage and suctioning ...

Researcher Pauline Costes was part of a group of scientists who tested six female African savannah elephants ... trunk influences the force it exerts. The equipment itself took us some time to set ...

A South African man died over the weekend ... a 5-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy. The elephant struck the boy’s legs with his trunk, causing injuries, while the girl was unharmed.