An adult African elephant's trunk is about seven feet ... Nostrils are located at the tip of the trunk and function in ...

Nerve cells in the African elephant’s facial motor nucleus (left). The facial nucleus is the brain structure, which controls the muscles of the face. Trunk tip of an African elephant with the ...

An elephant’s trunk has over 150,000 muscle fibers in it which help to make it strong for carrying objects. The trunk also contains finger-like projections on its tip, which allow it to easily ...

Well, elephants wouldn't be that impressed. They do it on the daily, thanks to what's inside their trunk. If you were to dissect an elephant trunk, it would actually look more like the inside of ...

Humans and elephants have a surprising number of traits in common. These animals are highly intelligent and emotional, ...

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 ...