If you were to dissect an elephant trunk, it would actually look more like the inside of your tongue than your nose. Trunks, tongues, and even octopus arms are unique organs called muscular ...

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 ...

Among the most specialized examples are the wildflowers of the Pedicularis genus (Orobanchaceae), whose curved "elephant-nose" petals rely exclusively on bumblebee vibrations for pollination.

The nose can twitch, stretch, and bend as the elephant shrew investigates the forest floor, much like a tiny version of an elephant’s trunk sweeping the savannah. This remarkable adaptation is a ...

A viral video shows a rescued baby elephant in Thailand learning to blow out a birthday candle with the help of its caregiver ...