The trunk of an elephant is among the versatile appendages in the animal kingdom. Now a research team has shown that most of its dexterity can be reproduced with a model using just three "muscles." ...

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Looks like someone is growing up! A video of baby elephant learning how to use her trunk is the absolute cutest. She’s just figuring it out! I mean, I totally get it. If you suddenly realized that you ...

Scientists studying elephant trunks have uncovered features that could inspire robot skin and a new generation of advanced ...

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A recent study investigated the musculature of the elephant and found that the trunk is a complex mesh of interwoven muscle and has an immense number of parts. The study was published on September 26, ...

There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty, thanks to a ...