An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other ...

Learn more about the unique structure of elephant whiskers that allows them to pick up something as fragile as a tortilla chip and not break it. These delicate whiskers could soon inspire advanced ...

Pachyderm whiskers are more flexible at the tip than the base, allowing elephants to complete delicate tasks with their incredibly strong trunks ...

Elephants are incredibly intelligent animals. As human settlements expand and encroach on their natural habitat, these clever creatures are using their impressive ingenuity to adapt. In the video ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Elephants eat plants. That’s common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the iconic ...