However, that trunk sometimes finds its way into an elephant’s mouth as a result of its sucking reflex. When elephants are born, they experience the same sucking reflex as a newborn baby.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...