Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

“The hairs on the head, body, and tail of Asian elephants are stiff from base to tip, which is what we were expecting when we ...

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can grasp a tortilla chip without breaking it.New research published Thursday in ...

Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Origin stories aren’t just for comic-book superheroes, as a documentary about the evolution of animals including elephants and whales intends to show. The two-hour film will ...

Elephants are some of the most iconic animals today, but their ancient relatives looked drastically different. From towering, tusked giants to bizarre, shovel-jawed species, prehistoric elephants came ...

Proboscideans are a group of mammals characterised by having a trunk (called a proboscis). Proboscideans include elephants and their extinct relatives.

The largest land mammal of our time has an evolutionary story at least 60 million years in the making. On Monday, a new exhibit revealing the ‘secret lives’ of the trunked giants will open at New York ...