Elephants! 12 Things You Didn’t Know, Plus Photo Gallery

Written by Rhishja Larson
Published on October 15th, 2009
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Posted in About Animals, In Africa, In Asia

Elephant trunks cuddling for elephant facts and photo gallery

Elephant fact 5: The elephant’s trunk contains around 100,000 different muscles, and is used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, caressing, carrying, and grabbing objects.

The sensorimotor abilities of the trunk are extensive, allowing delicate manipulations similar to a primate’s finger and thumb. African elephants have two finger-like tips on the end of their trunks, and Asian elephants have one.

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  1. 1
    Lucy said on October 15th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    This is an AWEsome post, thanks for sharing!

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    Jeff said on October 16th, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    This is my favorite photo of an elephant

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/24917549@N04/2670968997

    You should add it to your photo gallery! :)

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