Elephant trunk As their mouth is located away from the ground level, elephants have evolved a long trunk to facilitate the transfer of food and water The elephant trunk is a multifunctional organ that is second only to the human hand in terms of the complexity of the movement it can perform The trunk of a well grown elephant is about 2.5m long and carries approximately 40,000 muscles that control its movements The trunk is used for variety of activities such as feeding, drinking, squirting sand and water on the body and touching each other, which plays a major role in their social interactions.
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