This is why it’s more common to see a baby with a clumsy trunk that ends up in its mouth more often than not. Elephants also use their trunks to comfort others in their herd. This is the ...

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 ...

Stunning pictures show a female baby mammoth, dating back over 130,000 years, recently being dissected by Russian scientists.

When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, one elephant herd did something extraordinary ...

According to The Sun, a 40-year-old mother elephant recently died leaving her baby behind to mourn the ... giant occasionally with its legs and trunk, hoping to elicit a response from her ...

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

Tula-Tu is officially two months old! Zoo officials says the young Asian elephant calf is using her trunk and keeping mom on her toes. “Tula’s trunk dexterity is impressive for her age ...

The learning process for an elephant using its trunk looks very similar to a baby learning to use its hands. Baby elephants touch anything from other herd members to their surroundings with trunks.