What Can Elephants Do with Their Trunks?

An elephant's long trunk has many uses. It can breathe, smell and suck up water to give the elephant a wash. The elephants can also pull up grasses and roll them up to their mouths. When walking, the trunk can explore the way like a stick. In danger, it serves as a weapon, rolling the enemy up and throwing him off hard. With great strength, it can carry logs. Besides doing heavy manual work, an elephant's trunk can do skilled work,

too. It has a single fingerlike projection on its upper tip. This projection is so sensitive and flexible that even a needle can be picked up from the ground. Sometimes, animal keepers train elephants to play the mouth organ, beat the drum and give performances with their long trunk.