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.

In A Nutshell Elephant whiskers have “physical intelligence”: Three built-in gradients (geometry, porosity, and stiffness) ...

Elephants are famous for their large ears, but their feet are actually one of their most powerful sensory tools. By detecting ground vibrations, elephants communicate over long distances, sense ...