Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...

Unlike many mammals whose whiskers cluster around their cheeks or chins, elephants’ whiskers, totaling about 1,000, are distributed down the entire length of their trunks. By measuring the structure ...

Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it.

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 ...

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

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

An elephant's trunk can surpass a human's height and lift trees -- a marvel of strength that's conversely so gentle it can ...

Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked.

Understanding how elephants use their trunks to pick up small objects could lead to robots designed with flexible hands or grippers, according to a new study that includes Rochester Institute of ...