How shifting climates may have shaped early elephants' trunks, For the press

A study of the evolution of longirostrine gomphotheres, an ancestor of the modern day elephant, suggests moving into open-land grazing helped develop their coiling and grasping trunks.

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Former circus elephants are swimming and grazing on fruit buffets

Hunting alters animal genetics. Some elephants are even losing

Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders

Tuskless elephants became common as an evolutionary response to

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Elephants have evolved to be tuskless in response to ivory poaching, study finds

Elephant trunks use an adaptable prehensile grip

Elephant Trunks: Is There Anything They Can't Do? - The New York Times

Elephants are excellent swimmers and often use their trunks as a

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Climate Change Threatens Older Elephants Most, Jeopardizing Their