The trunks of elephants are extremely versatile. They can be used as a tool for many tasks. Elephants can shift logs weighing up to 600 kilograms and at the same time pick up something as small as a coin! Trunks have no bones but do have over 80,000 muscles, which are very flexible. It is usually 2 meters long and weighs around 140 kilograms. The Asian elephant has one finger on the end of the trunk, the African has two. Read More
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