Not to be sneezed at
The elephant's trunk does so much more than smell. This "hose nose" is also used for drinking (actually blowing water into the mouth), communication, feeding, chemo-communication, offense/defense, touching, lifting, greeting, caressing, throwing dust, and just about any other activity an elephant is involved in.
The trunk of a full-grown elephant weighs about 400 pounds. The trunk can hold up to 2.5 gallons of water. An elephant can use its trunk as a snorkel when wading in water over its head. Elephants maintain social bonds in part by touching, caressing, and smelling each other with their trunks. The trunk is the largest nose of any living animal. There are at least 40,000 muscles in the trunk, which is strong enough to pick up a log, yet delicate enough to pick up a grain of rice.
The trunk of a full-grown elephant weighs about 400 pounds. The trunk can hold up to 2.5 gallons of water. An elephant can use its trunk as a snorkel when wading in water over its head. Elephants maintain social bonds in part by touching, caressing, and smelling each other with their trunks. The trunk is the largest nose of any living animal. There are at least 40,000 muscles in the trunk, which is strong enough to pick up a log, yet delicate enough to pick up a grain of rice.
