But in an elephant trunk, there are no bones to ... When elephants traverse deep rivers, for example, they curve their trunk into a snorkel, and when bathing, they can use it as a hose, or more ...

There is a theory circulating that elephant trunks started out as snorkels. It is theorized that elephants came from a semi-aquatic ancestor and this snorkel-like trunk allowed them to swim ...

The world’s largest land mammals’ trunks can hold up to eight litres of water and can even be used as a snorkel ... that “a wrinkle on the elephant trunk allows the trunk to stretch while ...