2018年9月7日 · Images and video this week show an elephant calf with a short stump where its versatile appendage used to be. No one knows for sure what lopped the trunk off—be it a predator or a snare—but the...

2022年7月29日 · Just like Long’uro, an elephant who was attacked by hyenas when he was only a baby and lost half of his trunk. Not only was Long’uro saved by the good people at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya, Africa and now they’re sharing this brave elephant’s story for everyone to see online.

2023年9月4日 · We last saw "Stompie" the elephant cow with a short trunk, about two years ago. Then she was with a breeding herd at Kumana Dam in Kruger National Park. She was by herself and more north of...

2018年3月20日 · Poor elephant. A large section of his trunk is missing. He still finds a way to eat. Filmed at the Nandzana Waterhole on the H14 between Phalaborwa and Mopa...

2015年1月4日 · The short trunk and tail on the baby elephant are likely the result of an attack by lions or hyena. African elephants have two "fingers" at the end of their ...

The Prod Tusker had a long, low skull with a short trunk and two tusks on the upper jaw, two on the lower. The lower tusks were used to scoop food from the mud. Know as America’s most ancient elephant.

2024年7月25日 · Elephants use their trunks to breathe, but they can also be used to suck water and spray it over their bodies. This helps to keep them cool and clean, as well as using it to clean other members in their herd. They can pick up food and use their trunk to wrap around logs and other heavy objects.

2020年10月16日 · The elephant trunk is a wonder of nature. There are no other animals in the world that have a comparable trunk, but what exactly is it for? Here we delve into the detail of the elephant's trunk - its definition, structure, uses, fun facts, and more.

The team estimated that an elephant inhales at speeds comparable to Japan’s bullet trains. To eat, the elephant uses its trunk finger(s) to grab and collect large items.

2025年2月2日 · Animals in this genus had a very short trunk. Animals in Deinotherium had tusks as well, but unlike modern-day elephants, animals in this genus had their tusks in their lower jaw meaning the tusks pointed downwards instead of upwards like elephants today.