Well, elephants wouldn't be that impressed. They do it on the daily, thanks to what's inside their trunk. If you were to dissect an elephant trunk, it would actually look more like the inside of ...

Humans and elephants have a surprising number of traits in common. These animals are highly intelligent and emotional, ...

A team of scientists in Singapore has taken an unusual step in that direction. Drawing inspiration from elephant skin, ...

Building on this proven insulating property, the NTU Singapore team worked with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA to add a bumpy, wrinkly texture to the tile, mimicking an elephant’s ...

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 ...

Elephants do not have sweat glands and rely on these wrinkles and crevices on their skin to regulate heat. In laboratory experiments, the scientists found that the cooling rate of their elephant ...