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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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.