Why is the elephant trunk so wrinkly? It sounds like the start of one of Aesop’s fables. But in a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers offer up some answers. This all ...

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk Watch on (via PBS Eons) Long-jawed proboscideans were doing pretty well for themselves. That is, until they were all rapidly replaced with proboscideans with long, ...

However, that trunk sometimes finds its way into an elephant’s mouth as a result of its sucking reflex. When elephants are born, they experience the same sucking reflex as a newborn baby.

There is no question the star attraction at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Monday was the new baby elephant.

Why is the elephant trunk so wrinkly? It sounds like the start of one of Aesop’s fables. But in a new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers offer up some answers. This all ...

Elephants are strong enough to knock over trees. But why do they do it, and how does it benefit the ecosystem?

Scientists created a soft robot inspired by elephants, named EleBot, using programmable foam that changes stiffness geometrically.